Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island storm history
Storm events recorded in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.
210
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
1
Floods
0
Deaths
$1.3M
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
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Alaska Marine Lines dock weather station reported wind speeds up to 77 mph in this Taku Wind event. Widespread reports in the 60s and 70s occurred across downtown Juneau weather stations. Power outages and damage to an outdoor bar were reported.
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Juneau Cooperative Observer reported 7.8 inches of snowfall.
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A Trained spotter reported 8 inches of new snow in the Juneau Borough at 7:30 am on February 2nd.
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Mesonet station at AML dock in Juneau reported wind gusts up to 70 mph.
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First report in Juneau of 6 inches of snow was at 07:15 am on 01/09/2022. Storm total snow was 8 to 12 inches of snow before changing over to rain. Widespread icy conditions caused snow loading issues including the collapse of a warehouse in Lemon Creek and a single story commerc…
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Frequent gusts at or above 60 mph on January 2nd and 3rd. Strongest gusts of 75 mph occurred at the Juneau AML Dock at 09:02 am on January 3rd and again at 7:00 am on January 4th.
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The Mesonet station on the AML Dock in Juneau recorded and wind gust of 61 mph.
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At 4 am a avalanche down snowslide creek went onto Thane Road in Juneau. The Road was already closed as a precaution. Power was also knocked out in Lemon Creek elsewhere in Juneau due to high winds. The AML Dock in Juneau reported wind speeds of 70 mph at 7:42 pm.
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Snowfall total from 3pm December 31st to 3pm January 1st was 11.1 inches of new snow.
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National Weather Service Employee reported 7.8 inches of snow in Juneau.
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A trained spotter in Juneau reported 6.5 inches of new snowfall. Storm total for the entire storm was 11 inches.
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Cooperative Observer in Auke bay of Juneau reported 7.4 inches of new snowfall.
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A trained spotter reported 7 inches of fresh snow in Lena Point area of Juneau.
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A total of 8.0 inches of snow midnight to 9 pm at the Juneau National Weather Service Forecast Office.
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Utility Company reported outage in the Auke Bay area of Juneau due to strong winds.
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A trained spotter reported 8 inches of fresh snowfall in Tee Harbor.
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Juneau Airport ASOS reported a wind gust of 58 mph. Strong winds continued through 3:22 pm.
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A NWS employee reported 12.5 inches of new snow in West Juneau.
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COOP observer at Lena point reported 6.7 inches of snowfall at 11:58 pm.
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First peak gust occurred at Marine exchange observation at Juneau AML dock at 11:22 am with a gust of 68mph. Several more after that with the latest gust at 10:22 pm.
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Multiple gusts over 60 mph. Marine exchange observation at the Juneau AML dock reported 67 mph at 4:42 pm. Damage to chairlifts at local ski hill due to chairs flip over the cable overnight and then damaged by operations when started back up.
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Marine exchange observation at the Juneau AML dock reported a winds speed of 70 mph. at 2:52 pm.
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Cooperative observer in Lena Point measured 7 inches of snow at 7 pm.
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Snow began after 9 am, measured 1.4 inches at 3 pm and an additional 4.6 inches at 9 pm. Total snow for the day end up at 6.5 inches at midnight.
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Juneau International Airport automated surface weather observing station reported multiple gusts of 53 knots starting around 10:50 am AKST.
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Mesonet Station JLXA2 at the Juneeau Library reported a peak gust of 67 mph. Power outages due to trees being blown down were also reported across the area throughout this event.
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Juneau Airport measured a 62 mph gust. Multiple power outages were reported due to high winds.
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Multiple power outages due to downed trees in the Juneau area.
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The Marine Exchange office measured a peak gust of 62 mph at 204 pm. Multiple trees were reported down around Juneau and Douglas causing power outages.
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Numerous gusts in excess of 60 mph were measured around the downtown Juneau docks during the day and early evening of November 17. A peak gust of 68 mph was measured at the Juneau Library at 224 pm.
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Power company reported three trees down due to wind out the road and near Tee Harbor causing power outages. Public reported roof damage to a Lena Point home due to high winds. A mesonet data outage made wind observations unavailable during this time in the vicinity of the event.
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Rain changed to snow around noon on the 1st and quickly accumulated 7 inches by 5 PM as measured by an NWS Employee on Douglas Island. Snow continued through the night and occasionally mixed with ice pellets and freezing rain the morning of the 2nd. The greatest snowfall measurem…
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Peak gusts of 69 and 77 mph were measured at the downtown Juneau docks in the morning. Near the Juneau airport one peak gust of 64 mph was measured. A tree took out a power pole near Tee Harbor causing a power outage, tweeted by the power company at 913 AM.
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The South Douglas Boat Harbor and the Marine Exchange sensors at the Juneau Downtown Docks measured consistent gusts over 60mph during this two and a half day Taku wind event, including peak gusts of 90mph at the AJ Dock throughout Monday March 30th.
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Peak gusts of 66mph were measured at Downtown Juneau early in the morning on the 5th. Numerous trees were then blown down on Shelter Island causing structural damage to a house and green house. Spotter there estimated 75mph gusts. Trees blown down on Lena Point and Cohen Drive ca…
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Marine Exchange sensors in Downtown Juneau and the Mendenhall Valley measured peak gusts of 69 to 90 mph during the day on Feb 20th as a strong front moved through.
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Light dry snow during the day became heavy and wet through the night causing accumulations to compact and become difficult to manage. An employee reported nearly 11 inches of new snow by 3 am, with a total of 12.8 for the 24 hour event. Several other locations around town reporte…
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The Juneau area saw 6 to 12 inches of snow in about 10 hours. The Juneau airport closed for a period of time due to very heavy rates and could not keep up with snow removal. The school district cancelled afternoon activities. AEL&P reported a power outage due to snow on tree bran…
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AEL&P power company reported wind caused a tree to blow down, partially blocking Glacier Highway and taking out a power line. Around the time the Juneau Airport had gusts of up to 53mph and another mesonet station had a peak gust of 56mph.
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By about 8pm on the 25th 4-6 inches of snow fell in the Juneau area, then changed to rain. Snow lasted longer for areas out the road with reports of 6.5 inches measured at Tee Harbor and 8 inches estimated at Lena Point. Kensington Mine north of Berners Bay estimated 15 inches of…
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Several mountain waves over 3 days pushed winds very high across Downtown, Douglas, West Juneau, and Thane. The worst of the winds occurred late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. Top recorded wind gust was 90 mph at the AJ Docks Marine Exchange, numerous other observat…
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Multiple locations around the downtown Juneau area reported the strong gusty winds, from late afternoon to early evening. The strongest reported gust was 90 mph at the JMLA2 (Juneau Marine Lines) site, at the nearby AJXA2 (AJ Docks ) gusted to 76 mph. South Douglas Island across …
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The Taku Wind event did develop and numerous wind gusts above 60 mph were reported during the event. The top wind gust recorded was 86 MPH at the Juneau AML dock and and 78 mph at the Juneau AJ Dock.
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Various reports around town in Juneau. Waste water Co-op got 7.2. West Juneau recieved 7.5 inches. The Juneau Forecast office got 7.5 inches. In a colder valley south of town, the Snettisham power plant recorded 13.6 inches of snow.
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Peak gust of 63 mph measured at 812pm at the Juneau AJ Dock. Juneau AML Dock Marine Exchange sensor measured a peak gust of 64 mph at 1122 pm on the 25th, but gusts above 60mph occurred since 852 pm. Juneau Marine Exchange Office sensor measured a peak gust of 74 mph at 122 am on…
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Downtown Juneau and Douglas had prolonged wind gusts during the evening of 11/8 though midday on 11/09 ranging from 65 to 90 mph. Power outages were reported around town with a few blown down trees and a couple of broken windows.
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Although no wind observations in the Juneau area on 9/20 measured 60 MPH, there were several blowdowns of trees and power outages. One vehicle was damaged by a tree.
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Gusts to 60 MPH occurred during the early afternoon of 4/22 in Auke Bay. Damage was reported to the Allen Marine Dock and a window was broken on Shelter Island. Wind waves in Auke Bay caused dock problems.
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Very windy all around Juneau including the Valley on 3/10. Gusts to 67 mph at the AML dock at 0952. Gust to 66 mph at the AJ dock at 0842. Juneau Federal Building 60 mph at 0450. Plenty of sustained winds 45 to 60 mph. No damage reported so far.
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Wind gusts were very strong with this Taku wind event on the night of 2/22 and the morning of 2/23. AJ dock had a gust 87 mph at 1704 on 2/22. Numerous gusts were in the 70s. No damage was reported. LLWS was a problem at the Airport, but no accidents.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 0 |
| 2011 | 14 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 12 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 10 | 0 |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 |
| 2004 | 13 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |