3 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jun 28, 11:00 AM AST, 6 hours 35 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION SOUTHWEST ALASKA 1200 PM ADT MON JUN 28 2004 .DISCUSSION... 500MB...BLOCKING PATTERN CONTINUES. UPPER HIGH OVER THE MAINLAND HOLD IN PLACE THROUGH WED. CUT-OFF LOW SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA REMAINS IN PLACE AND SLOWLY INTENSIFIES. SURFACE...THERMAL TROUGH OVER THE INTERIOR WEAKENS SOME. PORTION OVER SW ALASKA SHIFTS NORTH WITH COLD ADVECTION AT 850MB. STABILITY INDICES INDICATE THAT THE MAIN AREAS FOR AFTERNOON AND EVENING CONVECTION SHOULD BE OVER INTERIOR SW ALASKA...SUSITNA VALLEY AND COPPER RIVER BASIN. SIGNICANT CONVECTION LESS LIKELY OVER BRISTOL BAY...KENAI PENINSULA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EASTERLY FLOW AT 850-700MB SHOULD ADVECT SMOKE FROM INTERIOR FIRES INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. EXPECT DENSE SMOKE ADVISORY TO CONTINUE IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...SO EXPECT MARINE STRATUS AND FOG WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT COASTAL LOCALS. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF SHOULD ENHANCE RAIN OVER KODIAK. WEAK LOW AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL TROUGH BRINGING RAIN TO THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THIS MORNING DRIFTS SOUTH AND WEAKENS OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...NONE. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. RMC JUN 04
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 4 PM ADT MON JUN 28 2004 AKZ151-155-161-290900- ZONE 151- KUSKOKWIM VALLEY ZONE 155- KUSKOKWIM DELTA ZONE 161- BRISTOL BAY POTENTIAL FOR STRONG THUNDERSTORMS IS HIGH THIS EVENING OVER SOUTHWESTERN ALASKA NORTH OF A LINE FROM THE TAYLOR MOUNTAINS TO ILIAMNA. BE PREPARED FOR BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS, SMALL HAIL, AND LOCALLY STRONG GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN THIS AREA. ASB NNNN
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 6 PM ADT MON JUN 28 2004 AKZ101-111-121-125-131-135-141-145-290900- ...THUNDERSTORM THREAT ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... THUNDERSTORMS ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THESE THUNDERSTORMS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE BRIEF DOWNPOURS... LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS... AND SMALL HAIL. HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WITH CELLS MOVING ABOUT 25 MPH TOWARD THE WEST. RADAR ESTIMATES HAIL SIZE OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH. A THUNDERSTORM COMPLEX IN THE COPPER RIVER BASIN DEVELOPING NEAR NEBESNA HAS PRODUCED RAINFALL RATES OF MORE THAN 6-TENTHS OF AN INCH IN ONE HOUR. THIS STORM IS MOVING 25 MPH TO THE SOUTHWEST. THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
3 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
These severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for uninhabited areas. Verification for this event is solely based upon examination of satellite and radar data that indicated hail near .75 inches in diameter.
These severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for uninhabited areas. Verification for this event is solely based upon examination of satellite and radar data that indicated hail near .75 inches in diameter.
These severe thunderstorm warnings were issued for uninhabited areas. Verification for this event is solely based upon examination of satellite and radar data that indicated hail near .75 inches in diameter.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alaska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, June 2004
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: 5395393, 5395470, 5395471.