1984 Southeast Alaska Thanksgiving day storm

Overview of the Thanksgiving 1984 storm that inundated coastal areas, caused high winds and damaged communities in southeast Alaska. This outreach report is a part of ACCAP’s historic extreme events library of weather and climate events that significantly impacted Alaskans. These materials were created by Caroline Erickson, an Alaska Fellow at ACCAP during winter 2023/2024, with guidance from Rick Thoman. Visit the entire library at uaf-accap.org/projects/extreme-events-library.

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Cover titled "Thanksgiving Day Storm" from November 22, 1984. Paragraphs of text under headlines "Overview", "Weather Woes", and a timeline under "Disaster Declared". Image of elevated houses on stilts with river in the foreground and mountains in the background. IARC, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP), and UAF logos at the bottom.