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Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley storm history

Storm events recorded in Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.

104
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
7
Floods
2
Deaths
$75K
Property damage

Most significant events

Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.

February 18, 2009 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard2 deaths
April 1, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed in Kotzebue late in the morning of the 1st as the surface low moved through the Bering Strait. Winds died down in the evening as the low moved away resulting in improved visibility. Winds in Kotzebue gusted as high as 44 mph during the event.
March 25, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed on the Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley the morning of the 25th and continued into the in early morning hours of the 26th. Winds at Kotzebue gusted as high as 67 mph. Noorvik had wind gusts to 58 mph and Selawik had gusts to 45 mph.
March 4, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed on on the Baldwin Peninsula on the morning of the 4th and continued through the morning of the 6th. Winds gusted as high as 52 mph during the event. The strong winds caused a citywide power outage in Kotzebue, which subsequently caused the city's wat…
February 28, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Selawik AWOS had multiple hours of low visibility, gusty winds, and heavy snow with conditions as low as quarter mile visibility and winds gusting up to 45 MPH.
February 22, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Both Noorvik and Kotzebue reported numerous hours of heavy snow, visibilities less than a quarter mile and strong winds. Noorvik had wind gusts up to 53 MPH while Kotzebue had gusts as high as 54 mph. The storm left residents in Kotzebue without power which also caused the city's…
November 7, 2022 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Kotzebue Police Department estimated 4-6 with peak of event showing visibility reduced to a quarter mile and gusting to 49 knots.
October 6, 2022 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Water levels began rising early on the morning of the 6th with water levels peaking early the morning of the 7th in Kotzebue approximately 4 feet above the normal high tide line. Several structures in Kotzebue were surrounded by water.
September 17, 2022 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
The extratropical remnants of Typhoon Merbok moved north through the Chukchi Sea from Saturday September 17th to Sunday September 18th. Strong south to southwest winds resulted in a storm surge that caused water levels to rise from 4 to 6 feet above the normal high tide line. Thi…
February 21, 2022 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Kotzebue reported wind gusts as high as 55mph with consistent visibility of less than one quarter mile.
December 28, 2021 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
A peak wind of 54 mph (47 kt) was reported at the Kotzebue ASOS.
December 15, 2021 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
December 4, 2021 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions and high winds occurred across Kotzebue Sound. The weather station at the village of Kotzebue reported a visibility near zero along with very strong winds. Wind gusts peaked from the east to 70 mph during the morning of December 5th with frequent gusts from 60…
December 3, 2021 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions and high winds occurred across Kotzebue Sound. The weather station at the village of Kotzebue reported close to 16 hours with a visibility near zero along with very strong winds. Wind gusts peaked from the east to 55 mph during the afternoon of December 3rd.
April 5, 2020 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were observed at the Noorvik AWOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 44 kt (51 mph) at the Noorvik AWOS.
March 12, 2020 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were observed at the Kotzebue ASOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 37 kt (43 mph) at the Kotzebue ASOS.
August 3, 2019 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Storm surge ranged from 3 to 5 feet above the normal high tide line in Kotzebue Sound. The high surge combined with west winds 30 to 45 mph resulted in high surf and significant wave runup. Minor flooding was reported in low lying areas in Kotzebue and around the lagoon. Water wa…
March 4, 2019 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
The Kotzebue ASOS reported one quarter mile or less at times with a peak wind gust of 39 mph (34 kt).
February 24, 2017 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
December 28, 2016 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
November 23, 2015 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
Peak wind of 46 kt (53 mph) at Kotzebue ASOS.
November 19, 2015 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
November 8, 2015 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
April 7, 2015 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
February 25, 2015 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
December 28, 2014 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
December 28, 2014 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
High Wind High Wind
December 6, 2013 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Ice Storm Ice Storm
November 12, 2013 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Ice Storm Ice Storm
November 9, 2013 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
January 12, 2013 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
September 24, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
High Surf High Surf
August 25, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
August 16, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Flood Flood
February 4, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
February 3, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
February 3, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 28, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 8, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 3, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
January 1, 2012 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
December 7, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
December 3, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
November 9, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
October 25, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
May 30, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
High Surf High Surf
April 7, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
April 7, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
February 25, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
February 22, 2011 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm1 injury

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
202350
202240
202140
202020
201920
201710
201610
201550
201420
201340
2012100
2011110
201020
2009150
200820
200710
200630
200530
200440
200380
200280
200170