Heavy Rain, W. Ak Peninsula / Cold Bay
- When
- June 22, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- W. Ak Peninsula / Cold Bay County, Cold Bay
Heavy Rain in Alaska, June 22, 1996
2 inches of rain. The Russel Creek hatchery was alerted as to the Flash Flood threat and rose an estimated 8-10 feet above normal.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFC wrote it up.
On June 22nd, the same storm that brought strong winds also drenched Cold Bay with 3.2 inches of rain. This set a new June precipitation record (2.9 inches occurred from midnight to noon).The Russel Creek hatchery was alerted as to the Flash Flood threat and rose an estimated 8-10 feet above normal. No damage was reported.
Event by event
1 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood in Kentucky, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Heat in South Carolina, June 22, 1996
- Heat in Missouri, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, June 22, 1996
- Tornadoes in Pennsylvania, June 22, 1996
- Flood in Nebraska, June 22 to 23, 1996
- Tornado in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Flash Flood in Michigan, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in Mississippi, June 22, 1996
- Damaging Wind in New York, June 22, 1996
- Tornado in New York, June 22, 1996
More
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5544045.