Heavy Rain, E. Gulf Coast/Yakutat (C)
- When
- September 22, 12:00 PM AST to September 23, 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- E. Gulf Coast/Yakutat (C) County, Yakutat
- Coordinates
- 52.163, -174.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1997
26 inches of rain over a 48-hour period from the remnants of Typhoon David. Rivers and streams rose to near bankfull, but no damage was reported.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 AJK wrote it up.
Yakutat received 6.26 inches of rain over a 48-hour period from the remnants of Typhoon David. Rivers and streams rose to near bankfull, but no damage was reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
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 Flooding in Oklahoma, September 22 to 23, 1997
- Flooding in New Mexico, September 22 to 23, 1997
- Cold in West Virginia, September 22, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1997
- Flood in Puerto Rico, September 22, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Wyoming, September 22, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, September 22 to 23, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, September 1997
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: 5610066.