Waterspout, E. Gulf Coast/Yakutat (C)
- When
- September 23, 9:15 AM AST to 9:30 AM AST
- Where
- E. Gulf Coast/Yakutat (C) County, Point Manby
- Coordinates
- 52.163, -174.285 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Waterspout in Alaska, September 23, 1997
A waterspout was reported by a small commuter aircraft just off of Point Manby moving east toward Yakutat Bay. The waterspout dissipated a few minutes later.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
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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.
A waterspout was reported by a small commuter aircraft just off of Point Manby moving east toward Yakutat Bay. The waterspout dissipated a few minutes later.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Waterspout
- A tornado over water. One that moves ashore is filed as a tornado from the coastline on.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Flooding in Texas, September 23, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, September 23 to 25, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Texas, September 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 23, 1997
- Flash Flood in Texas, September 23, 1997
- Waterspout in Pennsylvania, September 23, 1997
- Flood in Alaska, September 23, 1997
- High Wind in Arkansas, September 23, 1997
- Waterspout in Ohio, September 23, 1997
- Hail in Montana, September 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: 5610065.