Avalanche, Cook Inlet
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM AST to February 8, 12:00 AM AST
- Where
- Cook Inlet forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Avalanche in Alaska, February 1 to 8, 2000
In addition to already reported avalanches which caused death, these avalanches caused significant inconvenience, transportation interruption and considerable expense in cleaning up. Milepost (MP) 18 and 49 Seward Highway.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 AFC wrote it up.
In addition to already reported avalanches which caused death, these avalanches caused significant inconvenience, transportation interruption and considerable expense in cleaning up. Milepost (MP) 18 and 49 Seward Highway. Highway closed. MP 20 and 51 Richardson Highway. Highway closed. MP 8 Old Glenn Highway. Highway closed. MP 46 Sterling Highway. Highway closed. MP 5 Eklutna Lake Road. Road closed. Alaska Railroad closed from Anchorage to Seward. Power transmission lines down along the Seward Highway. Commercial power out in the communities of Whittier, Hope, Portage, Girdwood and Seward.
Event by event
3 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.
Avalanche, Central Gulf Coast
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM AST to February 8, 12:00 AM AST
- Where
- Central Gulf Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
Avalanche, Susitna Valley
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM AST to February 8, 12:00 AM AST
- Where
- Susitna Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
What these are
- Avalanche
- A mass of snow sliding down a mountainside that caused a death, an injury or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Alaska, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Blizzard and Extreme Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in South Dakota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 1, 2000
- Drought in Louisiana, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Iowa, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Minnesota, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2000
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2000
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 2000
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: 5132005, 5132006, 5132007.