Here’s a list of peak wind gusts measured at various locations by the National Weather Service across Southcentral Alaska in Sunday’s storm. Crews were working Sunday evening to restore electricity to thousands of people in Anchorage and the Mat-Su.
Gusts of more than 60 mph were recorded at various locations across the region, with gusts exceeding 80 mph at several locations on the Anchorage Hillside and higher elevations.
High winds, rain batter Anchorage and Mat-Su, with power outages reported across region
The readings were collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures, the weather service noted. Not all data listed are considered official, the weather service said. See the full list here.
Anchorage
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport: 62 mph
Merrill Field: 66 mph
Lake Hood: 59 mph
JBER – Elmendorf: 69 mph
JBER – Fort Richardson: 73 mph
Northeast Anchorage: 75 mph
South Anchorage: 75 mph
Glen Alps: 84 mph
Potter Valley: 91 mph
Bear Valley: 110 mph*
Arctic Valley: 107 mph*
Glenn Hwy Eagle River Bridge: 88 mph
Glenn Hwy S Curves: 62 mph
South Fork Eagle River: 86 mph
Birchwood Airport: 53 mph
Bird Point: 75 mph
Alyeska Weather Station: 112 mph
Alyeska Summit: 99 mph
Portage Glacier: 84 mph
Matanuska Valley
Palmer Airport: 67 mph
Wasilla Airport: 47 mph
Fishhook: 47 mph
Duck Flats: 6 mph
Susitna Valley
Willow: 36 mph
Eastern Kenai Peninsula
Seward Airport: 51 mph
Kenai Lake: 33 mph
Granite Creek: 25 mph
Seward / Sterling Hwys (Y): 42 mph
Whittier Airport: 60 mph*
Western Kenai Peninsula
Kenai Airport: 53 mph
Soldotna Airport: 39 mph
Kenai Beach: 46 mph
Sterling Highway at Jean Lake: 64 mph
Nikiski: 36 mph
Anchor Point: 31 mph
Homer Airport: 46 mph
Homer Boat Harbor: 42 mph
Seldovia Airport: 41 mph
Eastern Prince William Sound
Cordova Airport: 73 mph
Cordova Marine Ferry Terminal: 74 mph
Valdez Airport: 25 mph
Valdez Port: 23 mph
Thompson Pass: 47 mph
Copper River Basin
Gulkana Airport: 56 mph
Chitina: 37 mph
Denali Hwy at MacLaren River: 38 mph
Eureka: 36 mph
Kodiak Island
Kodiak Airport: 52 mph
Kodiak – Pasagshak Road: 61 mph
Akhiok: 45 mph
*Denotes site stopped transmitting wind data following report of highest wind gust.
“Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.”