Winter Storm, Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island
- When
- February 23, 3:00 PM AST to February 24, 12:16 AM AST
- Where
- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 53
Winter Storm in Alaska, February 23 to 24, 1996
A strong storm moved north over the Bering Sea producing blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and locally high winds across the west coast of Alaska. Peak Winds reported: Zone 24: Gambell 39g53 kts, Zone 6: Unalakleet 37g43 kts, Zone 5: Point Hope 38g50 kts, Kotzebue 43g53 kts.
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 strong storm moved north over the Bering Sea producing blizzard conditions, heavy snow, and locally high winds across the west coast of Alaska. Peak Winds reported: Zone 24: Gambell 39g53 kts, Zone 6: Unalakleet 37g43 kts, Zone 5: Point Hope 38g50 kts, Kotzebue 43g53 kts. Snowfall: Zone 6: 10.5" reported at Nome, Zone 5: 4.5" reported at Kotzebue.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Heat in Alabama, February 23 to 27, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 23, 1996
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 23, 1996
- High Wind in Alaska, February 23 to 25, 1996
- Heat in Georgia, February 23 to 27, 1996
- High Wind in Colorado, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 23 to 24, 1996
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 23, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 1996
- Waterspout in Puerto Rico, February 23, 1996
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings 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: 5571699.