East Turnagain Arm storm history
Storm events recorded in East Turnagain Arm, Alaska between 2023 and 2025, sourced from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search your address to see which storms hit closest to you.
7
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
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Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
High Wind High Wind
The Portage ASOS Station (PATO) reported strong winds that frequently gusted to over 70 mph for a four hour period between 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM AKST on January 12th. Other stations around the same area reported similar wind speeds in the same timeframe. Alyeska Resort had even hig…
High Wind High Wind
The Portage ASOS (PATO) reported a wind gust measuring 82 mph at 12:31 PM AKST January 6th. Weather stations at Alyeska Resort reported wind gusts of over 90 mph around the same time. High winds led to the closure of Alyeska Resort due to a power outage. An animal shelter at the …
High Wind High Wind
An ASOS station in Portage (PATO) reported a maximum wind gust of 85 mph on Monday, Dec 9th at 6:23 AM AKST. Several other stations reported wind gusts in the 50s and 60s including a peak gust of 69 mph in Whittier (WHMA2). Wind gusts remained elevated at around 45 to 55 mph, par…
Winter Weather Winter Weather
The observation at PATO: 8:53am W 7G25 and ended at 12:53pm.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Periods of heavy snow reduced visibilities to near zero along Seward Highway near Turnagain Pass.
Winter Weather Winter Weather
An RWIS/DOT observation site in Portage reported 2 to 3 hours of moderate to heavy snow with visibility under 1 mile between 9 PM AKST 12/7 and 12 AM ASKST 12/8 with winds gusting from the west between 20 and 35 mph.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
SN to +SN reported with 1/4 to 1/2 SM visibility at PATO for much of the duration of the event. Snow was heavy as long as precipitation type was snow, beginning the afternoon of Nov 8 until around midnight, and again for most of the morning of Nov 9. Webcam images showed near whi…
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
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