Blizzard in Alaska, March 23 to 25, 1999

Name: Blizzard in Alaska, March 23 to 25, 1999
Start: 1999-03-23T16:00
End: 1999-03-25T16:00
Location: Alaska

March 23 to 25, 1999 · NWS AFG · 1 event in 1 county or zone

a small low center moved west along the western Brooks Range, resulting in blizzard conditions. at Point Lay, Wainwright (one hour only) and Barrow (afternoon and evening of the 24th).

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.

With strong high pressure covering the Arctic Ocean, and a moderate pressure gradient across the coast...a small low center moved west along the western Brooks Range, resulting in blizzard conditions. at Point Lay, Wainwright (one hour only) and Barrow (afternoon and evening of the 24th).

Event by event

1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Arctic Slope Coastal

When: March 23, 4:00 PM AST to March 25, 4:00 PM AST
Where: Arctic Slope Coastal forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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 1999 Every state in 1999 This day in weather history Warnings in Alaska, March 1999

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: 5682939.