Storms in Alaska in 1996
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Alaska in 1996, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Alaska in 1996 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 280
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 27
- Damage
- $12 million
- Episodes
- 192
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Wind | 221 | 0 | 0 | $233,000 |
| Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 1 | 0 | $120,000 |
| Flood | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1,000 |
| Ice Storm | 3 | 0 | 26 | $115,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 3 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 2 | 0 | 0 | $6,000 |
| Drought | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 2 | 0 | 0 | $10 million |
| Avalanche | 1 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 1 | 0 | 1 | $1,000 |
| Blizzard | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 3, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 6 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 6 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 10 to 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 13, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 17, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20 to 21, 1996
- Cold in Alaska, January 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 24 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 26, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 27 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, January 30 to 31, 1996
February 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 5, 1996
- Avalanche and Flood in Alaska, February 3 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 5 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 6, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 8 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 9 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 10 to 12, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 13, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 13 to 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 16, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 16, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 18 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20 to 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 22 to 25, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, February 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 26 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 26, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 29, 1996
March 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 2 to 3, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 6 to 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 9 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 11 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 20 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 24, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 25, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 26 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 26, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 27, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, March 30, 1996
April 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 1 to 2, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 4 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 5 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 12 to 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 15 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 19 to 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 22 to 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 28 to 29, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, April 29, 1996
May 1996
- Drought in Alaska, May 1 to 31, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 3, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 3 to 6, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 4, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 4, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 4, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 5, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 5, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 5, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 6, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 7 to 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 9, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 10, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 11, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 11, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 12, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 13, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 13, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 14, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 15, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 15, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 16, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 16, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 18, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, May 19, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 24, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, May 27, 1996
June 1996
- Heat in Alaska, June 1, 1996
- Wildfire in Alaska, June 2 to 12, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, June 3, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, June 3, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, June 5, 1996
- Wildfire in Alaska, June 7 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, June 11, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, June 13, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, June 16, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, June 19, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Heavy Rain in Alaska, June 22, 1996
July 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 2 to 3, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, July 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 8 to 10, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 15 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 22 to 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, July 31, 1996
August 1996
- Heat in Alaska, August 2, 1996
- Flood in Alaska, August 4 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, August 4, 1996
- Lightning Strike in Alaska, August 6, 1996
- Cold in Alaska, August 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, August 17, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, August 26 to 27, 1996
September 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 1, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, September 2 to 3, 1996
- Heat in Alaska, September 4, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 4 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 5 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 8, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 10 to 11, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 21 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, September 24 to 25, 1996
October 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 2 to 3, 1996
- Ice Storm in Alaska, October 4, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 12 to 15, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 12 to 14, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 22 to 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 26 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 26 to 28, 1996
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
- Storm Surge in Alaska, October 28, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 29 to 31, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, October 30 to 31, 1996
- Flood in Alaska, October 31 to November 3, 1996
November 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 2 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 3 to 5, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 7, 1996
- Ice Storm in Alaska, November 7, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, November 8 to 9, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 9, 1996
- Ice Storm in Alaska, November 11 to 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 11, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 12, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 13 to 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 13 to 16, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 15, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 20 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 26, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 29 to 30, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, November 30, 1996
December 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 1, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 3 to 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 6 to 8, 1996
- Winter Storm in Alaska, December 7, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 9 to 14, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 12, 1996
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 13 to 14, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 17, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 17 to 18, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 18 to 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 20, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 21, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, December 24 to 25, 1996
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.