Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area storm history
Storm events recorded in Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.
135
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
1
Floods
0
Deaths
$687K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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NWS employee estimated 8 inches of snowfall since midnight at 10:30 am. Snow continued to fall until accumulations reached 16 inches of heavy wet snow from this event.
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Little Port Walter Cooperative Observer reported 13.6 inches of new snow at 9 am on February 2nd.
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Snowfall with rates in excess of 2 inches per hour were observed in Port Alexander. Storm total of 11 inches.
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Trained Spotter reports multiple locations of 12 inches around Sitka including Blue Lake.
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Sitka ASOS PASI reported a wind gust of 75 mph.
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A trained spotter in downtown Juneau reported 7 inches of new snow at 8:30 am on February 3rd.
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Multiple trees down across roads and powerlines in and around Sitka.
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Salmon landing weather station in Ketchikan reported a wind gust of 62 mph. Reports of trees down causing power outages as well.
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Port Alexander Mesonet weather station reported gusts over 60 mph at 8:24 am AKST.
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A 59 knot wind gust was reported at the Hydaburg Seaplane Base automated weather observing system.
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Sitka ASOS reported a peak wind of 56 knots at 13:22 AKST.
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Power outage due to strong winds reported in Sitka.
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Large tree fell on a trailer home in the Switzer Creek Neighborhood. One person was trapped and had to be rescued by Fire Department/Rescue.
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Sitka ASOS measured a wind gust of 64 mph.
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Sitka ASOS reported a wind gust of 64 mph.
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Alaska Department of Transportation reports an estimated 36 inches of new snow at White Pass.
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Spotter in Yakutat measured 9 inches of new snow, most of this fell during the morning hours and during periodic heavy snow showers.
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Peak wind gust of 63 mph measured at the Sitka Airport during the evening of November 1st.
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Wind sensor at Sitka AML dock gusts to 68 mph, other locations around Sitka gusted 60 to 64 mph.
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Snow began overnight and persisted into the afternoon hours with snow showers moving into Baranof Island. There were multiple reports of heavy snow from spotters with at least 2 of them reporting a total of 11 inches by mid afternoon.
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Report from the public of 7 inches falling in Sitka since 2 AM. Report was received at 930 AM via social media. Other parts of Sitka saw 2 to 4 inches.
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Marine Exchange stations at the Sitka AML Dock and Harbor measured peak gusts of 60 to 65mph. These were SELY ahead of the front, then again with the wind shift to the SW.
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Trained spotter reported 6 inches of snow had fallen in Pelican by 630pm, snow had not started as of the 8am COOP report.
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Heavy snow showers occurred on and off in Sitka on Tuesday January 7th resulting in around 6.5 inches of snow by 10pm. More heavy snow showers during Wednesday the 8th resulted in schools being closed for the following day for the 1st time in 20 years so they could catch up with …
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Hyder COOP Observer measured 12.4 inches of snow at their 9 am report on the 5th, snow had ended by the time or the report and fell in less than 24 hours. Stewart B.C. ASOS visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile in the late afternoon with heavy snow reported.
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Port Alexander measured gusts to 63 mph. No damage reported.
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Windows were blown-in at one home in Sitka after freight-train-like gusts during the night of 10/24. Cape Decision had a max gust 64 mph during that evening. Max gust at AML was 54 mph. Max gust in Sitka Harbor was 59 mph at around 1900 on 10/24.
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Cape decision had gusts to 70 mph around midnight. Analysis showed strong pressure gradients along Baranof Island, but no other reports of storm force winds. No damage was reported.
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Strong winds hammered the outer coast of Baranof Island on the morning of 10/19. Maximum measured gust was 84 mph by the Marine Exchange observation in Sitka Harbor. No damage was reported.
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Highest wind at Sitka Airport was only 44 mph around 1900 AKST on 4/10. Cape Decision had gusts to 77 MPH. Port Alex had some wind with branches down but no measurements due to the tide gauge met data being blocked by a building.
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We could not get any measurements for Southern Baranof Island, but radar looked like Port Alexander got dumped on during the morning of 2/2. Happy Ground Hog's Day. Gusts 40 mph could have caused blizzard-like conditions on 2/2.
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Sitka got 8 inches of new snow by morning on 2/28 plus three more inches of Ice Pellets in the thunderstorms that afternoon. Impact on aircraft and snow removal.
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Sitka ASOS on Japonski Island (Airport) G46 KT around 1 AM on 2/14. Spotters estimated more wind. No damage reported.
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Sitka AML measured 76 MPH gusts during this storm. No damage was reported.
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Sitka Airport ASOS observed a peak wind 47 MPH at 0500 on 1/28. Cape Decision had 63 MPH at 0100 on 1/28. No damage was reported.
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On the morning of 1/27, Sitka Airport had peak gusts to 62 mph and numerous wind observations in the upper 50s mph. No damage was reported.
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Cape Decision had gusts to 90 mph on 12/2. Although Sitka and Port Alexander were very windy, but below criteria, surface analysis showed extreme pressure gradients over Baranof Island. 46084 had gusts to 62 KT. No damage was reported.
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Brief wind to 60 MPH occurred for the Sitka area on the afternoon of Friday September 9th. No damage was reported, but there was a big wind shift during a SAR case. Helicopters were grounded and the wind hampered search operations. Cape Decision measured gusts to 62 MPH during th…
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Port Alexander tide gauge measured gusts to 67 mph. No damage was reported.
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Southern Baranof Island had sustained wind around 50 mph, but one site had gusts to to 76 mph. Power outages were common but damages was limited to a gangway blowing off a dock and windfall trees. A house on stilts in Angoon collapsed for a total loss but the wind there was only …
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Port Alexander reported very strong gusts but with no measurements. NCEP surface analyses indicated extreme surface pressure gradients in the area. No damage reported. Gusts to 55 KT were observed at Cape Decision at 1500.
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A weak low developed and moved just off the southern Panhandle during the early morning of 4/29. It was enough to cause high wind along that part of the coast. Cape Decision measured 50 MPH sustained wind during the evening with gusts as high as 85 MPH. We figure that some areas …
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New snowfall 5 inches through the morning of 11/21 at Port Alexander. Deer Lake E. Baranof Island reported 1 ft new snow storm total at elevation 400 ft. The hatchery staff heard several slides but don't know the location or specifics. Snow turned to rain by around 11 am. Public …
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Little Port Walter COOP observer measured 8 inches of new snow from midnight to noon on March 12th. This was due to continuous heavy snow showers moving onto the the SE end of Baranof Island.
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Hidden Falls measured 4 inches of new snow on Dec first and 6 inches of new snow on the 2nd for a storm total of 10 inches. Snowfall ended early on the morning of the 2nd.
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Sitka had damage on Thanksgiving Day. The highest wind hit either end of town but was not measured in either case. The strongest wind at the airport ASOS was a mere 48 mph. Two roofs were torn off trailers near the Ferry Terminal between 1154 and 1226 AKST. There were several pow…
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Bands of snow showers moved rapidly over Baranof Island on the morning into the early afternoon on March 18th. The Sitka fire station got 8.0 inches of new snow in 4.5 hours starting around 0930.
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Measured gust 63 MPH at 0530 AKST at the Rocky Gutierrez (Sitka) Airport. Gusts near 60 MPH occurred around Sitka all morning. No reports of damage.
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Baranof Island got clobbered by wind and heavy snow on 1.20 through 1.21. Wind observations were to 50 MPH along with 19.0 inches of new snow measured on the evening of 1.20. Snow changed to rain on 1.21.
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NCEP surface analyses showed very strong pressure gradients over the area during this time. Marine observation Cape Decision near the southern end of Baranof Island measured a peak wind of 73 KT at 0900 AKST 12.26 with many sustained wind speeds in the 60s. Port Alexander had mis…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 24 | 0 |