Lynn Canal-glacier Bay, Alaska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 1997 and 2001, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
1
Floods since 1996
28
All events
0
Deaths
$0
Property damage
Year by year
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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.
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Southwest winds in excess of 60 mph occurred over Lynn Canal, with a peak wind of 65 mph recorded in Skagway.
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Six to eight inches of snow fell in less than 12 hours over the upper Chilkat Valley near the Canadian border.
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Heavy snow occurred along the Haines Road above an elevation of about 500 ft. A storm total of 15 inches was measured at the Customs Station.
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Several hours of widespread moderate snow with heavy snow warning for the Haines area and a snow advisory for the remainder of the zone. The snow changed to rain. Haines police department reported 18-20 inches over a two day period.
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The haines areas received 2 feet of snow.
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Warm air over running cold air snow event. Haines received 12 inches.
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Strong high pressure rises behind a fast moving frontal boundry pushed a strong Southerly up Lynn Canal and produced 61kt winds at Skagway.
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Heavy snow for Haines and vicinity. ASOS reported moderate snow but no measurement to verify reports of 6 inches or more.
Blizzard Blizzard
Haines gusts over 30kt visiblities less than 1/4 mile in snow and blowing snow for 8 hours. School canceled and travel halted.
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Blizzard Blizzard
Wind and wind chill advisories upgraded to a blizzard warning for Haines. Peak wind at Haines airport 40 knots, wind chill -50, and visibilities 1/4 mile in snow and blowing snow.
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Haines police department reported over 4 feet of snow on the ground on 29 January.
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Mesoscale heavy snow event in the Haines area. Cold air draining out of the Chilkat Valley with maritime airmass overrunning due to strong southerly flow up Lynn Canal. Haines storm total snowfall more than 12 inches.
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Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| 2000 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | 12 | 0 |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
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