An Alaska Power and Telephone anomometer atop an FAA Road tower recorded winds reaching 64.75 mph at 4 a.m. Tuesday.
Wind speeds exceeded those of a Jan. 14, 2011 storm, which reached 61.8 mph and tore siding off the Haines Quick Shop. Storm winds on Dec. 5, 2011, cut utilities, downed trees and blew out a sign atop the Pioneer Bar. A news account of that storm didn’t include wind speed.
Winds above 72 mph are considered hurricane-force.