Alaska, 1999

Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 1, 1999

November 1, 1999 · NWS AFG · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

A Low pressure center moved north just east of the Alaska-Canada Border producing areas of snow over the Southeast Upper Yukon Valley and Eastern Tanana Valley.Zone 5: Eagle 7.0"Zone 7: Tanacross 6.0"

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 Low pressure center moved north just east of the Alaska-Canada Border producing areas of snow over the Southeast Upper Yukon Valley and Eastern Tanana Valley.Zone 5: Eagle 7.0"Zone 7: Tanacross 6.0"

Event by event

2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Tanana Valley

When
November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
Tanana Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heavy Snow, Upper Yukon Valley

When
November 1, 12:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
Where
Upper Yukon Valley forecast zone
Reported by
OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5722701, 5722702.