Alaska, 2000

Waterspout in Alaska, August 22, 2000

August 22, 2000 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A pilot reported a waterspout over the Northeastern Gulf of Alaska about 25 miles west of Yakutat. Isolated thunderstorms were also reported near Yakutat.

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 pilot reported a waterspout over the Northeastern Gulf of Alaska about 25 miles west of Yakutat. Isolated thunderstorms were also reported near Yakutat.

Event by event

1 waterspout. Local standard time, as filed.

Waterspout, Cp Fairweather to Cp Suckling

When
August 22, 7:46 PM AST to 8:05 PM AST
Where
Cp Fairweather to Cp Suckling County, Central Portion
Reported by
AIRPLANE PILOT

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

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: 5170696.