Blizzard, Arctic Slope Coastal
- When
- November 7, 11:00 PM AST to November 8, 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Arctic Slope Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, November 7 to 8, 1999
A small but strong low pressure center moved north over the central arctic coast on the evening of the 7th, bringing strong west winds until the low moved far north of the coast on the 8th. Blizzard conditions occurred at Deadhorse.
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.
A small but strong low pressure center moved north over the central arctic coast on the evening of the 7th, bringing strong west winds until the low moved far north of the coast on the 8th. Blizzard conditions occurred at Deadhorse.
Event by event
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in California, November 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in California, November 7, 1999
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, November 7, 1999
- Heat in Alabama, November 7, 1999
- High Wind in California, November 7, 1999
- High Wind in California, November 7 to 8, 1999
- High Wind in Oregon, November 7, 1999
More
Every storm in Alaska in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 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: 5722704.