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High Wind in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska
High Wind February 11, 2021 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
Multiple gusts over 60 mph. Marine exchange observation at the Juneau AML dock reported 67 mph at 4:42 pm. Damage to chairlifts at local ski hill due to chairs flip over the cable overnight and then damaged by operations when started back up.
The wider storm
Very strong pressure gradient between Whitehorse and Skagway along with good cross barrier flow at the mid levels from the east to induce increase lee side troughing on SEAK side of mountains. The Juneau area had a Taku from a moderate critical layer and very strong inversion and cross barrier flow.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 945674. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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