Ice Storm in Alaska, November 7, 1996

Name: Ice Storm in Alaska, November 7, 1996
Start: 1996-11-07T00:00
End: 1996-11-07T23:59
Location: Alaska

November 7, 1996 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Precipitation, briefly in the form of freezing rain, fell in the Anchorage area Thursday morning. Many roads became ice covered producing dangerous driving conditions in many areas.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 8
Property damage: $40,000
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 AFC wrote it up.

Precipitation, briefly in the form of freezing rain, fell in the Anchorage area Thursday morning. Many roads became ice covered producing dangerous driving conditions in many areas. Vehicle accidents dotted the area...most "minor" in nature.

Event by event

1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Ice Storm, Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway

When: November 7, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
Where: Taiya Inlet and Klondike Highway forecast zone
Injuries: 8 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage: $40,000

What these are

Ice Storm: Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.

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, November 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5573300.