Frederick Sound, Gulf of Alaska

Tornadoes, hail, floods and severe storms recorded here between 2009 and 2023, from NOAA's Storm Events Database. Search an address to see which tornadoes came closest to it.

Tornado reports

Hail reports

Floods since 1996

All events

Deaths

Property damage

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.

April 9, 2023 · Frederick Sound, Gulf of Alaska

Marine High Wind Marine High Wind

The burst of high winds tracked northward from the Petersburg area and across Frederick Sound. The FAA webcam at Cape Fanshaw measured a max sustained wind of 42 mph at 230pm AKDT (site does not measure gusts).

October 25, 2009 · Frederick Sound, Gulf of Alaska

Waterspout Waterspout

At least 5 waterspouts were observed from Cape Fanshaw to Five Finger Light on 10/25 between the hours of 1100 and 1300 AKST.

Events by year, as a table

Year	Events	Tornadoes
2023	1	0
2009	1	0

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