Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Alaska
Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2023 and 2026, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.
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Tornado reports
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Hail reports
3
Floods since 1996
17
All events
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Deaths
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Property damage
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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.
Blizzard Blizzard
The Golovin AWOS site (PAGL) first reported blizzard like conditions at 13:00 AKDT on 4/22 and continued through 19:05 AKDT on 4/22. Blizzard conditions were met at 16:10 AKDT on 4/22 with heavy snow, ice fog, 1/4 miles visibility, and 31 mph winds gusting to 37 mph. A peak obser…
Winter Storm Winter Storm
A winter storm impacted the Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, where a Winter Storm Warning was in effect from 1104AKST on February 20 through 0900AKST on February 24, 2026. At 1710AKST on February 20, the Nome Airport ASOS (PAOM) reported one-quarter mile visibility in heavy snow …
Blizzard Blizzard
The Golovin AWOS site (PAGL) first reported blizzard conditions at 15:13L on 2/16 and continued to report blizzard conditions through 23:56L on 2/16. Blizzard conditions were met at 18:25L on 2/16. Winds were consistently greater than 35 mph with visibilities at or below 1/4 mile…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Rocky Point Snotel (RPTA2) reported a total snowfall amount of 11 inches in 15 hours along the southern Seward Peninsula coast.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Rocky Point SNOWTEL (RPTA2) reported a snow depth increase of 8 inches from late afternoon December 21 through mid morning December 22. During this time frame the Nome ASOS (PAOM) reported several hours of 1/4 mile visibility in heavy snow with winds gusting 30 to 35 mph. Loc…
Ice Storm Ice Storm
The Nome (POAM) metar at 9:53 am reported 0.13 of ice. The Alaska State Troopers in Nome confirmed that there was a glaze of ice on cars, rails, and power lines.
Ice Storm Ice Storm
NWS Employee in Nome reported steady freezing rain through the morning hours with .25 inch accumulation of ice at the noon observation. Roads were reported to be very slick with heavy ice accumulations on trees and power lines.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Coastal flooding was reported along the southern Seward Peninsula coast as strong winds pushed water onshore. The City of Nome reported debris and erosion at mile 25 on the Nome Council Highway, the roads was rendered impassable at mile 24, and three sections required urgent atte…
Strong Wind Strong Wind
Winds increased across the Seward Peninsula during the morning hours of October 20th, by early afternoon winds were gusting above 50 mph, the strongest winds lasted a little over an hour at Nome (PAOM), where a peak gust of 58 mph was recorded. These strong winds destroyed a smok…
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Water began rising during the morning hours of the 21st. Minor flooding of low-lying areas was observed in Golovin, including the old runway.
Coastal Flood Coastal Flood
Water began rising during the morning hours of the 4th. Minor flooding of low-lying areas was observed in Golovin, including the old runway.
Winter Storm Winter Storm
Blizzard to near blizzard conditions developed at Nome, Golovin, and White Mountain on April 10th. In addition to the blizzard conditions, heavy snow fell. The Nome City Clerk Office reported almost 12 inches of snow around town, causing schools to be canceled and difficulty clea…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed during the evening hours of April 2nd at Nome (PAOM) and after midnight on April 3rd at Golovin (PAGL). Wind gusts to 47 mph were reported at Nome and to 49 mph at Golovin. These winds were accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a qua…
Blizzard Blizzard
Blizzard conditions developed in Nome the early in the afternoon of the 21st and continued into the evening. Nome reported a peak wind gust of 47 mph during the event.
High Wind High Wind
Winds at Nome increased the night of the 6th and during the day of the 7th of January. A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded the afternoon of the 7th.
High Wind High Wind
The Nome (PAOM) ASOS reported wind gusts up to 61 mph. A Facebook video showed high winds severing Christmas lights in downtown Nome.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
The Rocky Point (RPTA2) SNOTEL reported 13 inches of snowfall in 24 hours.
Events by year, as a table
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
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