Blizzard, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- February 3, 7:00 PM AST to February 5, 1:00 PM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 5, 2000
Moderate low pressure moved north, through the eastern Aleutians, at mid day Feb 04. Areas of high wind and blizzard conditions occurred over the coast from Dall point, on parts of the Norton Sound coast and on Saint Lawrence island on the afternoon and evening of 04 Feb.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
Moderate low pressure moved north, through the eastern Aleutians, at mid day Feb 04. Areas of high wind and blizzard conditions occurred over the coast from Dall point, on parts of the Norton Sound coast and on Saint Lawrence island on the afternoon and evening of 04 Feb. The winds and blizzard conditions subsided in the early morning hours of Feb 05.Blizzard conditions were reported at:Yukon Delta: Cape RomanzofSt. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast: Marginally at Gambell - only 3rd at 1900 and on the 5th at 1300.Southern Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound: At Golovin only fo an hour on the night of the 4th.High Winds occurred at:St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast: Gambell AWOS 38 mph sustained, gust 51 mph.Southern Seward Peninsula and Eastern Norton Sound: Unalakleet AWOS 43 mph sustained, gust 53 mph.
Event by event
3 blizzard, 2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- February 4, 5:00 PM AST to February 5, 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound
- When
- February 4, 9:00 PM AST to 11:35 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone
- Measured
- 46 kt (53 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- February 4, 10:35 PM AST to February 5, 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Measured
- 44 kt (51 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound
- When
- February 4, 11:00 PM AST to 11:50 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound 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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in California, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, February 3 to 4, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 3 to 4, 2000
- Waterspouts in Florida, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Washington, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, February 3, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Delaware, February 3, 2000
- High Wind in Alaska, February 3 to 4, 2000
- High Wind in California, February 3, 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: 5134771, 5134770, 5135179, 5135180, 5134772.