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Haines Borough and Lynn Canal storm history

Storm events recorded in Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.

274
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
1
Floods
0
Deaths
$330K
Property damage

Most significant events

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

March 21, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Haines Customs Cooperative Observer reported 10 inches of snow in a 24 hour period, with most of it falling overnight.
March 14, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A Trained Spotter Reported 7 inches of snow near Haines.
February 1, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A trained spotter in Haines reported 6.5 inches of snow at 9 am February 2nd.
January 10, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Snow total from the storm is over 18.5 inches in blowing and drifting snow.
January 10, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotter in the mud bay section of Haines reported snow has transition to freezing drizzle and rain.
January 9, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotter in Haines reported 9 inches of very dry snow.
January 9, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotter in Haines reported 12 inches of snowfall with the storm at 10 am, and an additional 7 inches at 9 pm with snow still falling at a significant rate.
January 1, 2022 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Haines COOP observer reported 11.8 inches of snowfall over the last 24 hours.
December 31, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Haines reported 12 inches of snow in the Mud Bay area.
December 26, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
CoCoRaHS observer reported 6 inches of snowfall in Haines.
December 20, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Haines reported 7 inches of snow.
December 9, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Cooperative observer in Haines reported 8 inches of snow overnight.
December 8, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained Spotter in Haines reported 6 inches of snow over the last 6 hours.
December 6, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reports 7.1 inches of new snow in Haines since the afternoon of the 6th.
December 2, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Member of the Public reported 7 inches of new snow in Mud Bay overnight.
November 23, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A Trained Spotter reported 10 inches of new snow since 4 pm November 23,2021.
November 23, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Storm total of 23 inches of snow were measured in Haines area. Reports of a carport and greenhouse collapsed due to snow loading.
November 23, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter reported 13.5 inches of snow in Haines as of 18:30 on November 24.
November 21, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Haines measured an additional 8 inches of snow since 1230 pm AKST for a storm total of 22.5 inches.
November 20, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reported 5.8 inches of fresh snow measured at mile marker 26 on the Haines Highway. By 8 am on November 21st, 2021 another 10 inches fell bringing the total to 16.8 inches of snow from the storm.
November 16, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reported that 9.7 inches of snow has fallen in Haines, AK. 6.7 inches of that snow fell since 0800. Precipitation has now transitioned to rain as of 1430.
November 12, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
United States Customs and Border Patrol reported 10 inches of snow at 7 am along the Haines Highway. A total of 16 inches of snow fell by 6 pm that evening.
November 12, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Haines reported 6 inches of snowfall, with the majority of it falling from mid-day to mid-afternoon.
March 18, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines observer reported 5.9 inches of snowfall at 8 am, with snow still falling.
March 17, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Mud Bay spotter reported 9.0 inches of snow.
March 15, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP observer in Haines reported 8.8 inches of snow at around a 20:1 ratio. Snow Started at 3 am.
March 15, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter in Haines reported a storm total of 19 inches.
February 27, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Haines Coop observer reported 5+ inches of snowfall already with more showers producing heavy amounts.
January 14, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines #2 Coop reported 7.5 inches of new snow in 6 hours.
January 9, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
United States Border Patrol Customs Station on Haines highway reported 23 inches of new snowfall in 24 hours.
January 5, 2021 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines United States Border Control Customs Station reported 12 inches of snow in 24 hours at around 8 pm.
December 23, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
U.S. Customs at Haines highway border control station reported 14.4 inches of fresh snow at 7 am on December 23rd.
December 19, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter reported 11.5 inches of snow in the last 19 hours.
December 17, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained Spotter in Haines reported 12 inches of new snow at 8:30 am.
December 14, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter in Mud Bay reported 6 inches of new snow as of 10 am.
December 1, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
U.S. Border Patrol at Haines Customs measured 12.8 inches of heavy wet snow. Still snowing lightly at time of report.
November 1, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Blizzard Blizzard
The Haines ASOS reported heavy snow and visibility quickly falling to 1/4 mile at the beginning of the event. Meanwhile the wind was already reporting gusts of around 30 mph and marine points further south were reporting much higher winds. These conditions continued into the next…
April 8, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Spotters and the COOP Observer in the Haines area measured 6 to 7.5 inches of wet snow before it changed to rain. Along the hillside, up to 320 feet in elevation, measurements of 10 to 13 inches were reported. Haines Customs measured 5.5 inches.
February 25, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Multiple reports of heavy snow in and around Haines as well along the highway to the customs Station. Snowfall of 6 to 8 inches had fallen by early morning on the 25th, and by the morning of the 27th the Haines Customs Station reported a two and a half day total of 26 inches and …
February 22, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
COOP observer in Haines reported 6 inches at 8 am Sunday morning, all of which fell in the previous 12 hours, then another 2.1 inches through the afternoon. DOT reported 6 to 8 inches of snow on the Haines Highway to the border.
February 20, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines Customs reported 9 inches of snow in their 7 AM morning report on Feb 21 with snow becoming heavy at about 1 PM the afternoon before.
February 3, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Trained spotter near Haines reported 4 inches in the evening with 2 additional inches overnight for 6 inches of snowfall over about 24 hours. This spotter and the COOP in town reported a period of freezing drizzle deposited a glaze on surfaces at the end of the event.
January 28, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines Customs measured 22.3 inches of snow falling primarily between midnight and 7am, then estimated another 6 inches before it changed to rain at 1025am. Approximately a 12 hour event with 28.3 inches of snow. Snow changed to rain near town much earlier.
January 25, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Trained spotter reported 6 inches of snow as of 6pm on the 25th in the Mud Bay area. Heavy snow continued through the next day with some short periods of blizzard conditions and 3 foot drifts. Total snowfall for the event was in excess of 22 inches area-wide. COOP station at Hain…
January 23, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines area spotters measured between 12 to 16 inches of snow.
January 18, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began in the evening of the 18th and continued for about 24 hours. By 10 am 9.5 inches had been reported by a spotter in Mud Bay, and by the end of the event, 17 inches of snow had fallen. Lesser amounts fell in along the Haines Highway.
January 16, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
High Wind High Wind
Marine Exchange sensor at the Haines Harbor measured numerous gusts over 60mph due to strong northerly outflow. Peak gust measured was 85mph.
January 6, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
A trained spotter reported that 7 inch of snow fell overnight on the Chilkat Peninsula south of Haines.
January 2, 2020 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Spotter south of Haines on the Chilkat Peninsula measured 6 inches of snow in 12 hours on the 2nd of January.
December 27, 2019 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Haines DOT estimated 6 inches of snow on the Haines Highway at 440 am on the 28th. Haines Customs COOP station measured 8 inches of snow on the 28th and still snowing lightly.

Events by year

YearEventsTornadoes
202280
2021230
2020180
201960
2018100
201780
201690
2015110
201460
201360
2012170
2011140
2010130
2009220
2008140
2007140
2006130
200590
200480
200310
199730
1996410