A strong, gusty, east-northeast wind, occurring in the vicinity of Juneau, Alaska, between October and March. It sometimes attains hurricane force at the mouth of the Taku River, after which it is named. See Stikine wind.
Got my first taste of heavy Taku winds starting last night (Thursday) and supposed to continue through Saturday morning. Winds at 77 mph were recorded overnight at South Douglas Island, which is down by Sandy Beach where I walk the dogs. I was having dinner at a restaurant towards South Douglas, and the windows were visibly moving in and out. The young waitress was wide-eyed. Apparently she lives a few blocks from the restaurant and said that the wind blew her to work.
Before falling asleep last night, I heard the small BBQ grill on the back porch topple over. I figured that was a better place for it anyway, so that it didn't go flying over the back deck into the back yard.
Flights have been cancelled in Juneau because of the winds, and flights in Seattle have been cancelled due to freezing rain and snow. Hopefully all the people that are going home today can catch their flights.
It is warming up and is supposed to start snowing again this afternoon. Juneau weather is never boring!
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