Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island storm history
Storm events recorded in Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island To Etolin Island, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.
100
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$225K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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Petersburg Cooperative Observer at the Petersburg airport measured 5 inches of fresh snowfall.
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A trained spotter in Petersburg reported 9 inches of snow at 9:30 am on February 2nd.
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A Trained spotter in Rowan Bay reported 7.5 inches of snow.
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General public reported 15.5 inches of snow has fallen from the event and has now switched over to rain.
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General public reported 15.5 inches of snow fell near Petersburg.
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A trained spotter in Wrangell reported 7.5 inches of snow from this event in 13 hours.
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A trained spotter reported 8.8 inches of snow just south of Petersburg along the Mitkof Highway.
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Storm Trained Spotter in Petersburg reported 12 to 14 inches of snow by 5 am.
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Trained Spotter in Wrangell reported 8.5 inches of new snowfall.
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NWS Employee Reported 6 to 8 inches of new snowfall on Douglas Island in Juneau.
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General Public Reported 6 inches of snow above Petersburg the night of the 2nd, with the town of Petersburg receiving 6 inches by noon on the 3rd. An additional 3 inches fell in Petersburg through the evening of December 3rd.
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Emergency Management in Wrangell, Alaska reported multiple areas of trees knocked down by a brief strong wind event. Data from the event is sparse and no sensor was located near the damage areas, however the Zarembo Island RAWS station detected a peak wind gust of 54 miles per ho…
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Totem Bay sensor on Kupreanof Island reported a wind gust of 55 knots.
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Trained Spotter 9 Miles South of Wrangell reported 6.75 inches of snow.
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Trained spotter in Petersburg reports 6 inches of snow in 12 hours at 5:40 pm.
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Zarembo RAWS station measured gust of 62 MPH at 655 AM and a peak gust of 65 MPH at 955 AM.
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Reports of heavy snowfall rates in Wrangell. Total snow accumulations ranged from 5 to 9 inches in Wrangell and Petersburg.
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Storm total snowfall 6 to 10 inches plus ice fog, glaze, and freezing rain. The impacts were slippery conditions and snow removal. The snow amounts varied widely in surrounding areas.
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Petersburg had a storm total 12 inches. Wrangell had a storm total 7 inches then turned to rain. Impact was intense snow removal and poor travel conditions.
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Point Gardiner had measured gusts to 74 mph. Five Finger Light had gusts to 64 Knots. No damage was reported. Peak wind at the light was 91 mph.
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Darlene in Pt. Baker called in with a wind report of really strong 'circling' winds, was having issues getting up to the runners with the work skiff. Estimate of 55-60 mph. More, more, more. Dish blew off. Roof damage. Susan Wise Eagle - High Speed Wind: 50 mph Wind Damage: Cedar…
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Petersburg trained spotter measured 10 inches of new snow at 1525 2/24. Impact was snow removal. No damage reported.
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Mitkof Highway got 5-6 inches of new snow overnight on 2/22. Impact was heavy wet snow removal.
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Petersburg got 7 to 8 inches of snow in this storm. No damage was reported. Impact was intense snow removal.
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Happy Ground Hog's Day. Petersburg, Kake, and Point Baker got at least 7 inches of snow in 12 hours overnight. 6 inches at Wrangell. Impact was snow removal.
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Storm total for Kake by 0000 on 3/13 was 12 inches. Impact was snow removal.
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Storm total 7.5 inches new fell as of the morning of 2/28. Wrangell got 7 inches new. Impact was snow removal.
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Point Baker spotter recorded 60 to 70 MPH gusts on 2/11 with skiffs near sinking and branches down.
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January 27, 2017 Kake Fuel Dock Storm Damage. SEOC Duty Officer was notified the City of Kake declared a local disaster for windstorm damage to the local fuel dock. A storm over the weekend had broken the dock and two steel pillars were lost to sea. SEOC continues to coordinate w…
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New snow measured by spotter was 7 inches the next morning 12/27 fell before evening on 12/26. Total snow on ground 16 inches. Low impact on removal due to light dry snow.
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Petersburg ASOS 58 mph. Coffman Cove COOP 60 mph. Zarembo Island 60 mph. No damage reported.
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Public Radio in Wrangell reported power outages and very strong winds on 1/26.
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The maximum wind at Wrangell Airport was only 30 mph but more wind was suspected around both Petersburg and Wrangell due to power outages.
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Trained spotter Edna Bay gusts to 60 mph. Kake totem pole cracked at the top. Power outage Coffman Cove. Wrangell AWOS peak wind 63 mph at 0716 AKST.
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Snow amounts for the Petersburg Wrangell Kake and Point Baker areas ranged from 8 to 16 inches of snow storm totals. No damage was reported.
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Observations of heavy snow were reported for the Petersburg area on Nov 30. Storm total amounts ranged from 7 to 10 inches for under 24 hours. Petersburg airport COOP reported 7.5 inches by 10 PM Sunday. A trained spotter from Petersburg observed a total of 10 inches as of 11 PM …
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Peak gusts to 55 KT were observed at Cape Decision at 1500. The only part of the zone affected was Kuiu Island. Spotter report from Point Baker: sustained wind 35 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 mph reported around 1400. No damage reported.
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For 192130Z - Darlene from Point Baker called with very strong winds. Estimated near 50 mph gusts with winds getting stronger as we were on the phone from the shift log. Cape Decision only had peak winds of 40 KT but these were from the north. NCEP surface analyses showed extreme…
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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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Trina at Petersburg reported 1.5 since 5 am. 4 1/2 total. 19/1145 am with an additional 1/4 of snow and very light. Another spotter reported 7 inches storm total.
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Storm total snowfall for the Petersburg, Kake and Wrangell areas ranged from 7 to 15 inches. Rain switched over early on 11/22 and the strong wind began.
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Petersburg got 4.9 inches of new snowfall on the morning of 1/29. Some freezing rain was mixed in and visibility was reduced to 1/2 mile at times in moderate snow. Coffman Cove got 4.5 inches of new snow. Wind gusts in Wrangell got to 23 mph during the snow.
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Petersburg got 5.9 inches of new snow early on the morning of Dec 9th. Visibility was as low as 1/2 mile at the airport. Snow changed to rain later in the morning making snow management quite difficult due to the weight of the snow.
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Petersburg COOP measured 1.7 inches on 12/1 and 9.5 inches on 12/2. Most of the new snow fell during the early morning hours of 12/2. The snow was heavy and rapidly compacted on 12/2.
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Marine observation Cape Decision measured a peak wind 85 mph on Thanksgiving morning. Lincoln Rock near Etolin Island measured a peak wind 73 mph that morning. Winds near Petersburg and Wrangell were much less. No damage was reported.
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Peak wind at Wrangell was 38 KT and Petersburg 39 KT early in the morning of 2.3. Kake had peak gusts of 55 MPH also 0316 AKDT on 2.3. NCEP analyses showed extrme surface pressure gradients over the area during the warning. Five Finger Light had gusts to 67 MPH. No reports of dam…
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The Inner Channels had significant snowfall with this storm. Wind to 30 MPH also accompanied this storm with visibility as low as 1/2 mile in snow. Coffman Cove got 9.7 inches by the morning of 1.21 and an additonal 3.6 inches by the morning of 1.22 for a total of 13.3 inches. Ot…
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Wrangell had 0.25 SM visibility at times and gusts to 25 KT were common on 2/19 and 2/20. Petersburg had higher visibility and less wind. New snow amounts ranged from 6 to 8 inches.
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Storm totals for this event ranged from 14 to 22 inches new snowfall.
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Cape Decision light observed 69 KT at 2100 on 10/13. No land stations observed more than 50 MPH, but headlands in the Inner Channels had gusts to 70 MPH due to the extreme pressure gradients with this storm.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 7 | 0 |
| 2007 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2003 | 8 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |