Alaska, 1998

Blizzard in Alaska, April 2, 1998

April 2, 1998 · NWS AFG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Blizzard conditions likely occurred over portions of the Yukon Delta, especially near the coast, as well as the western portion of the Seward Peninsula. Nome came close to blizzard conditions with visibilities as low as 1/2 mile and wind speeds near 30 mph.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Blizzard conditions likely occurred over portions of the Yukon Delta, especially near the coast, as well as the western portion of the Seward Peninsula. Nome came close to blizzard conditions with visibilities as low as 1/2 mile and wind speeds near 30 mph.

Event by event

2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Yukon Delta

When
April 2, 5:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
Yukon Delta forecast zone

Blizzard, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound

When
April 2, 5:00 PM AST to 8:00 PM AST
Where
Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone

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

More

Every storm in Alaska in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, April 1998

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: 5637291, 5637290.