Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area storm history
Storm events recorded in Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska between 1950 and 2025.
162
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
1
Floods
0
Deaths
$52K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Pelican Cooperative Observer reported 6.6 inches of new snowfall overnight.
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The Cooperative Observer in Pelican Reported 8.2 inches of new snow at 7 am on February 2nd.
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COOP Observer reported that a storm total of 13.2 inches fell from this storm.
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A Trained spotter in Pelican recorded 15.6 inches of snow from this storm system.
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A trained spotter reported 8 inches of snow in Pelican.
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Pelican COOP observer reported 6.2 inches of new snow fall.
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Trained spotter in Pelican reported 7.2 inches as of 11:40 am.
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COOP observer in Elfin Cove reported 8 inches of snow at 10:45 am.
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Elfin Cove COOP measured 13 inches of snow in a little under 24 hours.
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Pelican COOP observer measured 11.6 inches of snow the morning of February 1st. There is uncertainty in the duration and timing of the snow showers, but they continued after as another 6.2 inches were measured the following morning.
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Pelican measured 7.5 inches of snow with showers still occurring.
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Social Media report via Facebook that 6 inches had fallen in roughly 7 hours. Pelican COOP measured 6.7 inches the following morning and was still lightly snowing.
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Pelican COOP measured a total of 16.1 inches from snow showers. In addition to the 2.3 inches of snow measured at 8 am on the 2nd of January, between 8 am and 230 pm 7.5 inches had fallen and another 6.8 inches fell between 230 pm and 9 pm.
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Gusts to 75 MPH occurred during the late morning at Cape Spencer on 4/22. No damage was reported.
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Pelican observed 11.0 inched storm total snowfall as of the afternoon of 12/20. No damage was reported. Impact was snow removal.
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The coast around Cross Sound got hammered by wind on the night of 10/24 and the morning of 10/25 . Maximum gust at Cape Spencer was 60 KT or 72 mph at 0300 10/25. No measurements were made at Elfin Cove Tide Gauge, and no damage was reported.
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Strong winds hammered the coast between Salisbury Sound and Cape Fairweather on the morning of 10/19. Maximum measured gust was 68 mph. No damage was reported.
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Elfin Cove measured 9.6 inches new snow storm total and Pelican got 6.4 inches. Impact was snow removal.
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Storm total snow measured at Pelican was 8 inches in 12 hours. Impact was snow removal.
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Pelican got between 5 and 9 inches total from this storm. Impact was snow removal.
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On the morning of 11/27, Pelican measured 8 inches of snow from overnight. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal.
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Elfin Cove COOP observer measured 6 inches of new snow overnight early on the morning of 11/25 Pelican got 2.4 inches, Gustavus and Hoonah got 0.5 inches, and Juneau got 2.7 inches during the same time period. Impact was snow removal. Lightning did occur along the outer coast dur…
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Elfin cove got 6 inches of new snow overnight on 11/24 to 11/25. Pelican got 2.4 inches. Only impact was snow removal.
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Pelican COOP measured 7.9 inches new snow ending 0800 on 11/18. Most of the snow fell on the afternoon of 11/17. No damage or power outages reported. Impact was snow removal.
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Pelican got 9.2 inches of new snow by 0700 on 3/13. Impact was snow removal.
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The storm total was 8.2 inches new snowfall. The rate was heavy during the first 6 hours. Snow removal was the issue for Pelican. No reports from Elfin Cove.
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Pelican COOP measured 11 inches new snow storm total. 5 inches fell the first morning. Impact was constant snow removal off the boardwalk with drifts in a stiff wind.
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Pelican spotters estimated around 70 MPH. Big damage was part of the roff at the cold storage plant blew away.
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All of our important weather sensors for Zone 22 were inoperative during this storm. The Cape Fairweather buoy had gusts to 71 MPH. No damage was reported.
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On the morning of 1/27, the Pelican observer called back and reported estimated gusts near 70 mph between 0400 and 0500 am this morning. Three squares of metal roofing were blown off of the fish processing plant. Two downed trees around town. One blocked the dump cutting off cell…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
New snow 10 inches in Pelican ending at 02200 on 12/6. Also Blowing and Drifting snow. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal off the boardwalk. Storm total 31 inches by 1700 12/7. That's a lot of snow for Pelican.
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Cape Spencer measured gusts to 74 MPH around 1000 on 1/26. Other headlands in the area had at least that much wind. No damage was reported at Elfin Cove or Pelican in the lee of the wind.
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Elfin Cove COOP observed 6.8 inches of new snow for the storm.
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Z-22 Coop reported 5.6 inches of snow for a 24hr total from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.
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Pelican got 5.6 inches during the first part of the storm, but just down the Inlet 24 inches of new snow was measured on the afternoon of 11/21. Elfin Cove got 16 inches storm total.
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Elfin Cove got 6.0 inches of new snow on the morning of 1/29. Visibility was reduced at times to 1/2 mile in blowing snow with gusts to 20 mph. Pelican got 2.6 to 3.0 inches in that event.
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No observations for this event were available. NCEP analyses showed extreme surface pressure gradients at the time of the warnings. Gusts would have easily been in excess of 80 MPH near Cross Sound and for the land areas near Pelican and Elfin Cove. There were no damage reports.
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Pelican got 6.2 inches of new snow overnight measured during the early morning of 1.22. Elfin Cove got 7.0 inches.
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NCEP surface analyses showed very strong pressure gradients over the area during this time. Most observations are missing during this time period.
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Although there were no land stations available to measure surface wind, a nearby marine observation at Cape Spencer had numerous observations of sustained wind in the upper 40s (knots) with a peak wind of 69 KT.
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Pelican measured 4.6 inches of new snow on the morning of 11.28 then the snow changed to rain. Cape Spencer had wind gusts up to 48 KT.
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Pelican measured 9.5 inches of new snowfall on the morning of 11.24 that fell overnight.
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Pelican measured 6.5 inches of new snow which fell on the afternoon of Friday, 11.4. Gustavus got less with 4.6 inches new snowfall that afternoon.
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Although land stations showed wind speed only into the 40s, Cape Spencer recorded a gust to 63 KT with many gusts in the 50s. NCEP analyses showed very strong surface pressure gradients along the Eastern Gulf Coast on 11.1. The Fairweather buoy offshore recorded peak wind of 54 K…
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Nearby marine observation Sisters Island had peak gusts to 56 KT on Wednesday 9.21. Nearby marine observation Cape Spencer had peak gusts to 70 KT on Wednesday 9.21.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Elfin Cove measured 10.5 inches of new snow for 24 hours ending at 1500 AKST on 2/19 and Pelican got 8.3 inches new. Most of this snow fell during the daytime on the 19th. Snow showers were heavy that afternoon with wind to 36 KT at Cape Spencer.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Heavy snow showers moved into the coastal region on the evening of 1/19. 6.4 inches of new snow fell in Pelican and 6.0 inches fell in Elfin Cove.
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Cape Spenser had a peak wind of 78 KT at 1200 AKST on the afternoon of 1/14. Although a marine observation, analysis showed that similar wind was occurring over land. No known damage.
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Cape Spenser had a sustained wind of 53 KT at 1900 AKST on the evening of 1/12. Although a marine observation, analysis showed that similar wind was occurring over land. No known damage.
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Pelican measured 8.2 inches of new snow at 0800 AKST on 12/30. Pelican received an additional 2.6 inches by 0800 on 12/31. Elfin Cove measured 5.8 inches on the 30th.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| 2011 | 11 | 0 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 9 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2006 | 7 | 0 |
| 2005 | 8 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 54 | 0 |