Blizzard in Alaska, April 30, 1998

Name: Blizzard in Alaska, April 30, 1998
Start: 1998-04-30T00:00
End: 1998-04-30T23:55
Location: Alaska

April 30, 1998 · NWS AFG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A strong low pressure center in the Bering Sea moved to the Pribilof Islands producing blizzard conditons over parts of zone 10 and zone 9.

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.

A strong low pressure center in the Bering Sea moved to the Pribilof Islands producing blizzard conditons over parts of zone 10 and zone 9.

Event by event

2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast

When: April 30, 12:00 AM AST to 11:55 PM AST
Where: St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone

Blizzard, Yukon Delta

When: April 30, 7:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
Where: Yukon Delta 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

Every storm in Alaska in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings 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: 5637299, 5637300.