Coastal Flood in Alaska

Events

107

Deaths

4

Injuries

1

Damage

$28 million

• Coastal Flood in Alaska, November 8 to 10, 20111 death · $24 million · 6 eventsA 960 mb low over the southern Aleutians at 0300AKST on the 8th intensified to 945 mb near the Gulf of Anadyr by 2100AKST on the 8th.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Alaska, October 11 to 13, 20251 death · 1 injured · $12 million · 87 kt wind · 6 eventsThe remnants of Typhoon Halong in the northern Pacific Ocean began approaching the Bering Sea on Saturday, October 11, 2025, as they merged with a deep upper-level low east of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula.
• Coastal Flood in Alaska, August 1, 20082 deaths · 1 eventEvent continued from July. A 980 mb low pressure center moved counter-clockwise across the southern Beaufort Sea during 29th through Aug 1st, bringing several periods of west winds 30 to 50 mph across the Arctic Coast of Alaska.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Alaska, October 8 to 12, 2006$40 million · 79 kt wind · 11 eventsA strong storm in the north Pacific moved into the eastern Bering Sea Monday October 8th. This storm produced strong wind along and in advance of a strong weather front associated with the storm.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in Alaska, July 29 to 31, 2008$7.8 million · 2 eventsA 980 mb low pressure center moved counter-clockwise across the southern Beaufort Sea during 29th through Aug 1st, bringing several periods of west winds 30 to 50 mph across the Arctic Coast of Alaska.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, November 11 to 14, 2013$2.0 million · 65 kt wind · 25 eventsA complex low pressure center of 993 mb over Kamchatka on the morning of the 12th moved to the southeast Beaufort Sea near Barter Island on the morning of the 14th deepening to 979 mb.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, October 7 to 9, 2025$2.0 million · 63 kt wind · 6 eventsA low pressure system over the Western Aleutian Islands moved into the central Bering Sea the night of Sunday, October 6th, rapidly intensifying into a strong coastal storm.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, November 4 to 5, 2009$1.0 million · 65 kt wind · 7 eventsA strong storm center developed to 946 MB early on the morning of 11/05. Strong winds accompanied an associated front as it moved north through through Southeast Alaska on 11/05.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Alaska, October 11 to 13, 2025$560,000 · 93 kt wind · 15 eventsEx-Typhoon Halong brought high winds and severe coastal flooding to the West Coast of Alaska from October 11th to 13th. The storm caused severe coastal flooding in the Kuskokwim River Delta and high water levels extending north to the Yukon River Delta.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, November 8 to 11, 2013$250,000 · 23 eventsA large and persistent area of high pressure which developed over the North Pacific forced the jet stream northward, which directed a series of very strong low pressure systems into the Bering Sea from the 6th through the 14th of November.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Alaska, February 24 to 26, 2009$491,000 · 93 kt wind · 8 eventsAn intense hurricane force storm moved across the Aleutians into the eastern Bering Sea February 24th and 25th. This storm produced hurricane force wind as it moved through the region.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Alaska, November 8 to 10, 2015$40,000 · 68 kt wind · 5 eventsA 959 mb low pressure center moved into the northern Bering Sea early on the 8th of November. The associated weather front moved across the west coast during |the afternoon and evening hours of the 8th.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Alaska, October 20 to 23, 202485 kt wind · 22 eventsA major fall storm quickly pushed across northern Alaska between October 20th and 23rd, with the low itself moving all the way inland. The storm brought coastal flooding, high winds, heavy precipitation, and a mix of precipitation, including a rain-snow mix and freezing rain.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Alaska, November 11 to 12, 2011$20,000 · 74 kt wind · 4 eventsA potent storm moved into the eastern Bering Sea producing snow and strong wind in the Kuskokwim Delta and high wind from the Alaska Peninsula to the Bristol Bay region. The strong wind generated a storm surge that resulted in coastal flooding in Goodnews Bay.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, December 28 to 31, 2016$10,000 · 17 eventsBack to back strong low pressure systems affected much of the state over several days from December 28th 2016 until January 2nd 2017.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 4 to 10, 202191 kt wind · 17 eventsA north to south oriented frontal boundary brought periods of heavy snow, avalanche conditions, lowered visibilities, high winds and strong surf from west to east over the course of several days as the front shifted slowly east and developed into a triple point low over the…
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, September 29 to 30, 2015$20,000 · 55 kt wind · 2 eventsA storm force low developed in the Western Gulf of Alaska on the morning of Tuesday the 29th. A strong cold front approached the Eastern Gulf coast on the afternoon of the 29th that included a very long fetch for seas and strong winds.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, September 15 to 19, 202279 kt wind · 11 eventsThe remnants of Typhoon Merbok in the northern Pacific Ocean began approaching the Bering Sea on Thursday, September 15, 2022. This storm transitioned into an extra-tropical area of low pressure and strengthened as it traversed the Bering Sea from southwest to northeast.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Alaska, October 5 to 8, 202278 kt wind · 9 eventsOn October 5th, 2022 a strong area of low pressure moved over far eastern Russia, reaching the Chukchi Sea late in the evening on the 5th. The low strengthened to 955 millibars as it passed over the Wrangel Island in the early morning hours on the 6th of October.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Alaska, January 11 to 13, 202579 kt wind · 7 eventsA large and strong low moved up the North Pacific into the eastern Bering Sea, peaking in strength as it moved up the Kuskokwim Delta. The orientation of the low's front was ideal for strong winds across Southcentral Alaska.
• Blizzard and Coastal Flood in Alaska, November 7 to 9, 201172 kt wind · 6 eventsA storm crossed the western Aleutians and intensified as it moved through the Bering Sea toward the Bering Strait. This storm produced high wind along with blizzard conditions and a storm surge that resulted in minor coastal flooding. The peak wind reached 83 mph at Shemya.
• Coastal Flood and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 1 to 3, 2017$10,000 · 6 eventsBack to back strong low pressure systems affected much of the state over several days from December 28th 2016 until January 2nd 2017.
• Flood and Coastal Flood in Alaska, September 14 to 18, 202270 kt wind · 6 eventsThe remnants of Typhoon Merbok in the northern Pacific Ocean began approaching the Bering Sea on Thursday, September 15, 2022. This storm transitioned into an extra-tropical area of low pressure and strengthened as it traversed the Bering Sea from southwest to northeast.
• Coastal Flood and High Surf in Alaska, August 2 to 4, 20195 eventsA strong low pressure center tracked north through the Bering Sea across St. Lawrence Island, the Bering Strait, and into the Chukchi Sea between Aug 2-4th, 2019.
• Coastal Flood in Alaska, September 11, 2007$12,000 · 1 eventA 970 mb low in the central Bering Sea was stationary on the 11th and 12th and produced tides about 3 feet above normal and southeast winds to 30 mph with waves 6 to 8 feet over Norton Sound.

Coastal Flood everywhereEvery kind of event in Alaska

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.