Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2001 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
156
All events
2
Deaths
$8.6M
Property damage
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All storm eventsTornadoes
NOAA's storm database records tornadoes back to 1950 and hail and thunderstorm wind back to 1955, but floods only from 1996 on. Older floods are missing here. For those, the U.S. Geological Survey's stream gauge records and flood reports are the place to look.
Most significant events
The strongest tornadoes, deadliest events and biggest damage here, up to 50.
Blizzard Blizzard
The areas fourth blizzard in less than three weeks began to unfold during the late morning hours of March 20th. Winds at the Point Thomson AWOS (PAAD) topped 35 mph kicking up plenty of blowable snow and reducing the visibility to 1/4 mile. The winds would stay elevated at 35 mph…
Blizzard Blizzard
For the second time in less than a week winds began to increase rapidly from the west and southwest across the Eastern Arctic coastline in response to a storm system anchored high in the Arctic. By mid morning on the 16th the Point Thomson AWOS (PAAD) was reporting blizzard condi…
Blizzard Blizzard
Winds began to increase rapidly from the west and southwest along the NE Arctic coastline during the early morning hours of March 10th. By mid morning blizzard conditions were being reported by the Point Thomson AWOS (PAAD) with wind speeds sustained at around 35 mph and gusts ex…
Blizzard Blizzard
At 1146AKST on March 7, 2026, a Winter Storm Watch was upgraded to a Blizzard Warning for the Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. The AWOS site at Point Thomson Airstrip (PAAD) first reported blizzard conditions at 0155AKST on March 8, 2026; the final verifying observation occurred at 20…
Blizzard Blizzard
Two periods of blizzard conditions impacted Point Thomson. The first period began at 0955AKST on February 27 and continued through 0055AKST on February 28. The second period started at 1435AKST on February 28 and continued through 0955AKST on March 1. During the initial wave, the…
Blizzard Blizzard
For the second consecutive day the Eastern Beaufort Sea coastline experienced blizzard conditions. The AWOS at Point Thomson (PAAD) began reporting wind gusts of 35 to 45 mph along with visibility reading of 1/4 mile or less. This trend continued for more than two full days resul…
Blizzard Blizzard
The Point Thomson ASOS (PAAD) began reporting visibilities of 1/4 mile around midnight due to heavy snow and increasing winds. Winds consistently gusted to between 35 and 40 mph between the early morning hours of January 26th through the middle part of the afternoon resulting in …
Blizzard Blizzard
The Point Thompson AWOS (PAAD) reported an extended period of visibilities at or below 1/4 mile throughout the afternoon and evening of December 31st along with a max wind gusts from the west of 43 mph. Meanwhile just to the east the Barter Island AWOS (PABA) reported 1/4 mile vi…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were reported at both Point Thompson (PAAD) and Barter Island (PABA) starting during the morning hours of December 19th. At both locations the visibility remained at or below 1/4 mile as northeasterly winds consistently gusted to between 40 and 50 mph for appr…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions occurred at Point Thompson where the AWOS (PAAD) began reporting heavy snow with southwest winds gusting over 40 mph and the visibility at 1/4 mile during the early afternoon hours of December 16th. These conditions persisted for close to 30 hours before the w…
Blizzard Blizzard
The Point Thomson AWOS (PAAD) reported meeting blizzard criteria at 0555 on 12/12/25 and continued through 0355 on 12/14/25. The AWOS site reported wind gust values above 60 mph and very low visibility less than 1/4 miles for more than 3 continuous hours.
Blizzard Blizzard
The Barter Island AWOS (PABA) reported Blizzard conditions with wind gusts as high as 40 mph and several hours of visibilities at or below 1/4 mile in blowing snow. While the event persisted for just over 24 hours, there were a few observations of up to 1/2 mile visibility at tim…
Blizzard Blizzard
The Port Thompson AWOS (PAAD) reported the onset of blizzard conditions with winds gusting to 35 mph and visibilities in blowing snow of one quarter mile or less during the morning hours of the 16th. These condition lasted for over 48 hours as the east winds remain constant betwe…
Blizzard Blizzard
Barter Island experienced a short lived blizzard while heavy snow continued to fall. Winds gusted to around 40 mph for approximately 3 hours while the visibility dropped to 1/4 mile at Barter Island (PABA).
Blizzard Blizzard
The Barter Island AWOS (PABR) reported near constant wind gusts of 45 mph to 50mph and visibilities fluctuating between 1/10th and 1/4th mild through the night as Blizzard conditions persisted. Heavy snow as also falling at the same time.
Blizzard Blizzard
Winds increased during the late evening hours of November 29th, with gusts reaching to 41 mph. This resulted in blizzard conditions at Point Thompson (PAAD), where visibility dropped below a quarter of a mile.
Blizzard Blizzard
Winds increased during the morning hours of November 5th, with gusts reaching 60 mph. Falling snow in conjunction with the strong winds resulted in blizzard conditions at Point Thompson (PAAD), where visibility dropped below a quarter of a mile.
Blizzard Blizzard
Winds increased during the early morning hours of October 18th, with gusts reaching to 45 mph. Falling snow in conjunction with the strong winds resulted in blizzard conditions at Point Thompson (PAAD), where visibility dropped below a quarter of a mile.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed during the afternoon hours of April 12th at Point Thomson. Wind gusts to 40 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed during the late evening hours on March 26th at Point Thomson (PAAD). East winds with gusts to 48 mph were reported, resulting in blizzard conditions developing. Conditions improved during the early morning hours of March 28th.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed the evening of the 20th and continued through the morning of the 21st. Point Thomson reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph during the event.
Blizzard Blizzard
Strong winds developed the morning of the 3rd and continued through that evening. Blowing snow reduced the visibility for most of the day, with blizzard conditions being observed from late morning into the early evening. A peak wind gust of 40 mph was recorded at Point Thomson.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at both Point Thomson and Barter Island on the morning of the 31st and continued into the evening of the 31st. Barter Island reported a peak wind gust of 48 mph during the event while Point Thomson reported a peak gust of 38 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Barter Island the afternoon of the 29th and died off by early evening. Barter Island reported a peak wind gust of 51 mph during this event.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Point Thomson the evening of the 24th and continued to the evening of the 25th. A peak wind gust of 43 mph occurred during this event.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed on Barter Island the morning of the 23rd.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Point Thomson the evening of the 16th and continued to the early morning of the 17th.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed the afternoon of the 12th and continued through the morning of the 14th. Barter Island reported wind gusts as high as 70 mph, while Point Thomson reported gusts as high as 60 mph during this event.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed the morning of the 7th and continued through the evening of the 7th, first at Barter Island and then at Point Thomson. Barter Island reported a peak wind gust of 53 mph during the event, while Point Thomson reported a peak wind gust of 56 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed early in the morning of the third and continued through the morning of the 5th. Point Thomson reported winds as high as 40 mph during this event.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were observed at the Point Thompson (PAAD) AWOS. Visibility was reduced to 1/2 mile or less at times in blowing snow.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Wind gusts of up to 70 mph were observed at the Barter Island (PABA) AWOS. Visibility was reduced to 1/2 mile or less at times in blowing snow.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Point Thomson the afternoon of the 20th. Wind gusts as high as 47 mph were reported by the automated weather station. By late evening, the visibility improved as the rate of snow decreased. Strong winds continued into the morning of the 20th.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Barter Island on the evening of the 8th and continued through the morning of the 9th. Winds gusted as high as 54 mph at Barter Island during the event.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Point Thompson AWOS reported -36F, 15 MPH, and wind chills as low as -72F.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed at Barter Island on the morning of the 1st and lasted into early in the day on the 2nd. Barter Island saw wind gusts as high as 55 mph from the southeast during this event.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions occurred at both Barter Island and Point Thomson. The strongest winds occurred on Barter Island where winds gusted as high as 60 mph.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Point Thomson reported wind chill values colder than -60 degrees Fahrenheit for over 24 hours, with -63 degrees Fahrenheit being the coldest value reported.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Barter Island reported wind chill values as cold as -69 degrees Fahrenheit.
Extreme Cold/Wind Chill Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
Blizzard Blizzard
A peak wind of 54 kt (62 mph) was reported at the Barter Island (PABA) AWOS.
Blizzard Blizzard
A peak wind of 62 mph (54 KT) was reported at the Point Thompson AWOS.
Blizzard Blizzard
Peak wind of 36 mph at the Point Thompson AWOS.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Temperatures in the -30's F along the eastern Arctic coast combined with southwest winds around 15 mph resulted in bitterly cold wind chill readings. Point Thompson airport reported wind chill temperatures to -63 F.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were observed at the Point Thompson AWOS (PAAD) with a sustained winds of 35 to 50 mph and a peak gust of 56 mph.
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions were observed at the Barter Island 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 Barter Island AWOS.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Low wind chills were observed at the Point Thomson AWOS with winds of 15 mph or greater and cold temperatures produced wind chills of 63 below or colder.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Low wind chills were observed at the Barter Island AWOS. Winds of 15 mph or greater and cold temperatures produced wind chills of 60 below or colder at the Barter Island AWOS.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 |
| 2024 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 |
| 2014 | 12 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 |
| 2012 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 8 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 |
| 2002 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
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