Winter Storm, Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island
- When
- April 3, 9:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 43
Winter Storm in Alaska, April 3, 1997
A wave development on the front of the aforementioned storm moved north over the west coast of Alaska, bringing blizzard conditions ahead of the front to Zone 5 (Mainly Kotzebue) Zone 1 West of Lonely (including Barrow) and marginally verifing blizzard to Zone 1 East of Lonely (namely Prudhoe Bay). Heavy snow was reported inland over Zone 4 at Ambler (6-8") and Kobuk (11").
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 wave development on the front of the aforementioned storm moved north over the west coast of Alaska, bringing blizzard conditions ahead of the front to Zone 5 (Mainly Kotzebue) Zone 1 West of Lonely (including Barrow) and marginally verifing blizzard to Zone 1 East of Lonely (namely Prudhoe Bay). Heavy snow was reported inland over Zone 4 at Ambler (6-8") and Kobuk (11"). Brief strong winds behind the system occurred over Saint Lawrence Island at Savoonga, and came close at Gambell. Winds speeds also came close to criteria over Zone 5: Shishmaref (33kts sustained), Point Hope (33g37kts).
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
- Flash Flood in Texas, April 3, 1997
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flooding in Minnesota, April 3 to 21, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Flood in North Dakota, April 3 to 5, 1997
- Tornado and Debris Flow in Idaho, April 3 to 30, 1997
- High Wind in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Washington, April 3, 1997
- Flooding in Wisconsin, April 3 to 10, 1997
- High Surf in Puerto Rico, April 3 to 4, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Dust Devil in Arizona, April 3 to 24, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, April 1997
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: 5588851.