Blizzard, Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island
- When
- February 2, 12:15 PM AST to February 3, 9:35 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 46
Blizzard in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 1997
A large storm moved from the North Pacific to the Aleutian Islands causing strong winds and spreading snow north over the west coast of Alaska. Max winds occurred: Zone 24: Gambell 39 kts, g46 kts; Tin City 42 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 large storm moved from the North Pacific to the Aleutian Islands causing strong winds and spreading snow north over the west coast of Alaska. Max winds occurred: Zone 24: Gambell 39 kts, g46 kts; Tin City 42 kts.
Event by event
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Blizzard
- Sustained winds or frequent gusts of 35 mph or more with falling or blowing snow that cuts visibility below a quarter mile for three hours or longer.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, February 2 to 21, 1997
- High Wind in Alaska, February 2 to 4, 1997
- Dense Fog in Idaho, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 3, 1997
- Flood in Montana, February 2, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 2 to 3, 1997
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5587628.