Anchorage storm history

A weather station in the Anchorage Hillside reported an extended period of gusty winds of over 50 mph that started January 24th and lasted until January 26th. The station reported a max wind gust for three consecutive observations from 3:11 PM AKST to 3:21 PM AKST on January 25th…

The Potter Valley and Arctic Valley weather stations (PMHA2 and ARCA2) reported wind gusts of over 80 mph for an extended period of time during the morning hours of January 12th. Arctic Valley was especially gusty and experience a wind gust of 107 mph at 11:00 AM AKST before the …

A weather station (PMHA2) on the Anchorage Hillside reported a peak wind gust of 82 mph at 12:52 AM AKST January 7th. More gusts of over 70 mph were reported by this same station for the next 30 minutes afterwards. Other stations nearby reported wind gusts exceeding 70 mph near t…

The Anchorage ASOS Station (PANC) reported freezing rain at 12:07 PM AKST 1/6/25. PAMR and PAED similarly reported freezing rain near the same time period. Posts from social media reported graupel, freezing rain, rain, and snow. A trained spotter reported 0.1 inches of snowfall o…

A CWOP weather station on the Anchorage Hillside reported a maximum wind gust of 81 mph at 3:17 PM AKST Dec 9th. Other observation sites in the sane area reported wind gusts between 60 to 75 mph at around the same time. Wind gusts remained elevated between 60 and 70 mph in the Hi…

NWS employees reported slick back roads across Anchorage the morning of December 5th. Ice accumulated on trees, bushes, and power lines on the south edge of Midtown. Temperatures dropped below freezing overnight December 5th into December 6th which prompted refreezing of water on…

An AWOS site in Tununak recorded 1/4SM visibility in snow and blowing snow with northerly winds gusting between 40 and 55 mph between 9:45 AM AKST and 5:05 PM AKST 11/14/24. Area webcams along the Kuskokwim Delta Coast also showed very poor visibility in blowing snow during dayli…

Strong wind gusts were observed late on August 10 through the early morning hours of August 11 on the Anchorage Hillside. A trained spotter reported that a private weather station in Bear Valley recorded a peak wind gust of 76 knots (87 mph) around 4 am on August 11. At least 300…

Wind gusts began to exceed 65 knots (75 mph) on the Anchorage Hillside around 9 pm on Feb 21. A mesonet observing site in Arctic Valley measured a 82 knot (94 mph) wind gust at 1 am on Feb 22. Numerous locations at low elevation across the Anchorage Bowl and along the Glenn Highw…

A COOP observer site recorded a wind gust to 84 mph during the evening of 2/13. Several other sites across the Anchorage Hillside recorded wind gusts between 60 and 80 mph, with an unverified report of an 113 mph gust from a PWS in Bear Valley along with possible roof damage to a…

A public report of 8.3 inches of storm total snowfall was received shortly after 4 PM AKST on the northwest side of Anchorage. Numerous other reports of 5 to 8 inches of snowfall accumulation were received between 2/3 and 2/4 across Anchorage.

Numerous observation sites across the Kuskokwim Delta recorded wind chills persistently between -40 and -50F, mostly between 1/27 and 1/29 with northerly winds between 10 and 20 mph. The coldest wind chill values were recorded in Eek, where values dipped to -51F during the early …

Several observation sites across Bristol Bay and the northern Alaska Peninsula recorded periods lasting several hours of northerly winds above 15 mph and wind chills lower than -40F. Naknek recorded the longest stretch with wind chills below -40F between 10 PM AKST 1/27 and 4 PM …

NWS employee measured 6 of snow located 3 miles east of office over a 9 hour period. Storm totals: 9.9 Strawberry and Northwood, 9-11 inches in southeast Anchorage. 11-14 inches on the Anchorage upper hillside. 8.8 inches in Eagle River. Information from LSRs.

Spotter report from Potter Valley of blowing snow and winds gusting to 60 mph (time based on nearby sensor gusts).

Snowfall amounts during an intense round of snow that pushed up the Kenai Peninsula into Anchorage late December 7th to the morning of December 8th ranged from 4 to 10 inches across town. The highest storm total snowfall of 10 inches was reported on the Anchorage Hillside at arou…

The Mekoryuk AWOS recorded several hours of snow and blowing snow between 1 PM and 10 PM AKST 12/7 with visibility as low as 1/4 mile and sustained winds between 25 and 35 mph.

A series of upper-level troughs tracking northward across Southcentral Alaska led to several periods of rain/freezing rain within the Anchorage Bowl from November 22 through November 24. The first report of freezing rain came in from an NWS employee along the Glenn Highway on the…

Social media reported 13.1 inches of snowfall in the Bayshore/Klatt area of Anchorage. Chugach Electric reported 2600 customers without power and commercial power was out at the NWS Office for much of the day. Increased snow load led to further tree damage with drooping tree bran…

Trained spotter initially reported 22 inches of snow along the Anchorage Hillside. Overall storm total snowfall ranged from 16-20 inches in Anchorage to 25-30 inches on the Hillside. Reports of fallen trees and power outages affecting over 4000 customers by the end of the snow ev…

An NWS Anchorage employee reported 0.1 of ice accumulation during the morning of 10/29. Several other locations reported freezing rain/drizzle resulting in very slick road conditions and cars sliding off roadways between Anchorage and Eagle River.

Light freezing rain accumulation was reported by the school in Sleetmute at 7:50 AM AKST 10/16. Apparent freezing rain also showed up on nearby webcams and as unknown precipitation in METARs for several hours in Aniak, Kalskag and Sleetmute. Slippery ground conditions were report…