Local Storm Report
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
Issued by NWS Anchorage, AK
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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1110 AM AKST TUE DEC 30 2025
THE METEOROLOGICAL SET-UP FOR THE DEC 27-29 MATANUSKA WIND EVENT
WAS SIMILAR TO THAT OF THE PREVIOUS WIND EVENTS IN DECEMBER WITH
A VERY COLD AIRMASS AND SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COPPER RIVER
BASIN AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO THE GULF OF ALASKA.
WINDS IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY BEGAN INCREASING LATE THE EVENING OF
DECEMBER 27TH. PALMER AIRPORT REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH
FROM 1000 AM DECEMBER 28TH THROUGH 1 PM DECEMBER 29TH, AND GUSTS
OF 60 TO 85 MPH THROUGHOUT THAT TIME PERIOD. THE MAX WIND GUST
REPORTED WAS 90 MPH AT 7:30 PM ON DECEMBER 28TH AT PALMER AIRPORT.
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0730 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW PALMER 61.63N 149.20W
12/28/2025 M67 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 60 MPH.
0740 AM NON-TSTM WND GST PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 61.59N 149.09W
12/28/2025 M76 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK ASOS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 55 TO 75.
0857 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WOLF LAKE AIRPORT 61.64N 149.28W
12/28/2025 M66 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK AWOS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 50 TO 65 MPH.
0956 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA AIRPORT 61.57N 149.54W
12/28/2025 M55 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK AWOS
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 40 TO 55 MPH.
1015 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE WASILLA 61.56N 149.33W
12/28/2025 M68 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
1050 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SW PALMER 61.55N 149.25W
12/28/2025 M78 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
GLENN HIGHWAY AT MP 34.5 MESONET STATION.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 60 TO 75 MPH.
0110 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SW PALMER 61.55N 149.25W
12/28/2025 M80 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
MAX GUST OF 80 MPH AS OF 150 PM AT THE GLENN
HIGHWAY AT MP 34.5 MESONET.
0146 PM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA AIRPORT 61.57N 149.54W
12/28/2025 M62 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK AWOS
MAX WIND GUST OF 62 MPH AS OF 2 PM.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 50 TO 60 MPH.
0153 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 61.59N 149.09W
12/28/2025 M78 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK ASOS
MAX WIND GUST OF 78 MPH AS OF 2 PM. BLOWING
DUST BEING OBSERVED WITH VISIBILITY DOWN TO
5-6 MILES AT TIMES.
0610 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 NE PALMER 61.61N 149.11W
12/28/2025 M81 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK PUBLIC
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 SW PALMER 61.55N 149.25W
12/28/2025 M80 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
MAX WIND GUST OF 80 MPH AS OF 1030 AM ON DEC
29 WAS MEASURED AT 630 PM ON DEC 28TH.
0730 PM NON-TSTM WND GST PALMER MUNICIPAL AIRPOR 61.59N 149.09W
12/28/2025 M90 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK ASOS
MAX WIND GUST OF 90 MPH AS OF 11 AM ON DEC
29TH MEASURED AT 730 PM ON DEC 28TH. SEVERAL
WIND GUSTS OF 80 TO 85 MPH FROM SUN INTO
MON.
0156 AM NON-TSTM WND GST WASILLA AIRPORT 61.57N 149.54W
12/29/2025 M67 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK AWOS
MAX WIND GUST AS OF 1130 AM OF 67 MPH
REPORTED BOTH AT 156 AM ON DEC 29TH AND AT
645 PM ON THE 28TH.
0800 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE WASILLA 61.56N 149.33W
12/29/2025 M68 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
MAX WIND GUST AS OF 1145 AM OF 68 MPH
MEASURED BOTH AT 8 AM ON DEC 29TH AND AT
1015 AM ON DEC 28TH.
0838 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 4 WNW PALMER 61.63N 149.20W
12/29/2025 M77 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK MESONET
MAX WIND GUST OF 77 MPH AS OF 1130 AM DEC
29TH.
1053 AM NON-TSTM WND GST TALKEETNA AIRPORT 62.32N 150.09W
12/29/2025 M52 MPH MATANUSKA-SUSITNA AK ASOS
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