Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 13, 1996

Name: Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 13, 1996
Start: 1996-02-11T19:00
End: 1996-02-13T03:16
Location: Alaska

February 11 to 13, 1996 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A storm in the western Aleutians deepened over the western Bering Sea. The associated Weather front moved northeast over the West Coast of Alaska.

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 AFG wrote it up.

A storm in the western Aleutians deepened over the western Bering Sea. The associated Weather front moved northeast over the West Coast of Alaska. Blizzard conditions and/or High Winds occurred at the following places. Zone 24: Gambell (no Blizzard) 47g61 kts, Savoonga 41g49 kts, Zone 6 Unalakleet (no Blizzard) 35g41 kts,Zone 5: Kotzebue.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island

When: February 11, 7:00 PM AST to February 13, 3:16 AM AST
Where: Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island forecast zone
Measured: 61

What these are

Winter Storm: A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Alaska in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, February 1996

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5571691.