Alaska, 1998

Heavy Snow in Alaska, May 7, 1998

May 7, 1998 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Snowfall of 6 inches was reported on the Taylor Highway milepost 101, near the village of Eagle, by the Alaska Department of Transportation, Thursday morning. Total snowfall amount by the time the snow ended Thursday evening likely exceeded 6 inches, but is unknown.

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.

Snowfall of 6 inches was reported on the Taylor Highway milepost 101, near the village of Eagle, by the Alaska Department of Transportation, Thursday morning. Total snowfall amount by the time the snow ended Thursday evening likely exceeded 6 inches, but is unknown.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Upper Yukon Valley

When
May 7, 12:00 AM AST to 11:00 PM AST
Where
Upper Yukon Valley forecast zone

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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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: 5647368.