Sitka Coastal, Alaska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2005 and 2020, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
0
Tornado reports
0
Hail reports
2
Floods since 1996
5
All events
6
Deaths
$4.5M
Property damage
Year by year
All storm eventsTornadoes
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.
A strong cold front with sub-tropical moisture moved into the eastern gulf and moved over the coastal areas of Southeast Alaska. As the front approached the coastal area of Sitka very high rain rates were being reported across the area in the early morning hours which lasted less…
A strong cold front with sub-tropical moisture moved into the eastern gulf and moved over the coastal areas of Southeast Alaska. As the front approached the coastal area of Sitka very high rain rates were being reported across the area in the early morning hours which lasted less…
Debris Flow Debris Flow
It had been very wet in the area with 3 to 5 inches of rain over the 3 previous days. Heavy rain from an atmospheric river moved into the Sitka area on November 1 and persisted into the morning of November 2 with an additional 3 to 5 inches of rainfall. Rain rates were greater th…
Flood Flood
It rained for thirty seven days with one day without any precipitation for a total of twenty two point nine inches over the Sitka area. The average daily rainfall for this time period was greater than one half of inch of rain per day. A strong weather front moved through the area…
Heavy Rain Heavy Rain
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
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