Aleutian Islands storm history
Storm events recorded in Aleutian Islands, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.
159
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$940K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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A deepening storm, located 120 miles south of Attu late Tuesday, strengthened to an intense 958 mb center early Wednesday as it curved northwest toward the Komandorskiye Islands of Russia. The front associated with the storm elongated east and north toward the central Aleutians, …
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A moderate 970 mb low, located just north of Amchitka Island early Tuesday moved north into the central Bering Sea late in the day, where it began to weaken. Strong southwesterly winds were observed along the back side of the storm, with gusts reaching an impressive 89 mph in a s…
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Strong southerly winds preceded a vigorous weather front that moved across the western Aleutians Thursday. Shemya, the only reporting land station in the area, recorded pre-frontal southerly winds at or above 60 mph from just after noon until 6pm ADT. Observations from 6pm ADT un…
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A moderate 994 mb low in the extreme southeast Bering Sea , located 90 miles northeast of Saint George Island at 4 am ADT Thursday, weakened and moved southeast toward Sand Point as the day progressed. By 10 pm ADT Thursday, the low had weakened to 1002 mbs and was located 120 mi…
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A strong 976 mb low, moving close to 45 mph north northeastward, crossed Shemya around midnight Tuesday. Sustained southerly winds were estimated at 60+ mph around Amchitka...on the east side of the storm. Winds shifted rapidly to the west and southwest behind the low and began t…
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Brisk north winds briefly gusted to 69 mph at the Dutch Harbor Spit site, in the lee of Mount Balleyhoo, Saturday.
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Pre-frontal wind gusts reached 61 mph at the Dutch Harbor Spit mesonet site. These winds typically are greatly influenced by Mount Balleyhoo.
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Pre-frontal, south and southwest winds locally gusted as high as 64 mph at the Captain's Bay mesonet site, located just west of the Dutch Harbor airport.
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Brisk northwest winds were observed locally at the Dutch Harbor Spit late Sunday and very early Monday. Brisk northwest winds were observed along much of the eastern Aleutians on the back side of a moderate 993 mb low between Cold Bay and Port Heiden late Sunday.At the Dutch Harb…
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Prefrontal southeast winds gusted to 68 mph at the Dutch Harbor Spit early Monday in advance of a moderate, eastward moving front. Wind gusts of 60 mph or more were recorded from 9:30 pm ADT Sunday to 6:30 am Monday. As the front began to weaken, winds began to slowly diminish. F…
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A moderate front, moving through the Unalaska/Dutch Harbor area, was preceded by brisk southerly winds. Gusts at the Captain's Bay handar site reached 61 mph briefly just before midnight Wednesday. Winds diminished below 60 mph by 2 am ADT Thursday.
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A small 993 mb low brought easterly wind gusts up to 76 mph around Dutch Harbor Saturday afternoon and early Saturday night as it approached the area. Wind gusts reached 60 mph just after 3 pm ADT, diminishing below 60 mph by 7 pm ADT.
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A moderate 985 mb low, crossing the central Aleutians Tuesday morning, was preceded by brisk southerly winds around Dutch Harbor. Gusts of 62 mph were reported at the Captain's Bay site between 5:30 am ADT and 6:00 am ADT and again between 6:30 am ADT and 7:00 am ADT.
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A moderate front, approaching the central Aleutians from the southwest, was preceded by brisk east to southeast winds. Gusts at the Dutch Harbor Spit, in the lee of Mount Balleyhoo, reached 77 mph between 1 am ADT and 1:30 am ADT Monday. Wind gusts above 60 mph began at the site …
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A moderate front, moving north and northeast from the north-central Pacific, was preceded by strong easterly winds. These strong winds, which primarily affected the eastern Aleutians, also produced local blizzard conditions in blowing snow. Locally heavy snows were also reported.…
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Southwest winds briely reached 61 mph at the Captain's Bay site around Dutch Harbor. Winds were directly related to a weakening low in the south-central Bering Sea.
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Brisk southwesterly winds moved into the central and eastern Aleutians Friday morning, diminishing most areas in the evening. The winds were observed across a large area along the entire south semicircle of a weakening low, that moved from the central Aleutians into the southeast…
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A moderate weather front moved into the western Aleutians Wednesday, elongating north and east slowly weakening Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Brisk southeast winds preceded the front. Gusts reached 63 mph at Shemya, along the extreme western Aleutians, Wednesday afternoon…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | 0 |
| 1999 | 55 | 0 |
| 1998 | 50 | 0 |