Alaska, 2000

Winter Storm in Alaska, January 17, 2000

January 17, 2000 · NWS AFC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Freezing rain was reported in several areas of both zones Monday, including Dillingham and King Salmon, along the BristolBay coast, and Bethel (inland from the Kuskokwim Delta coast).

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 AFC wrote it up.

Freezing rain was reported in several areas of both zones Monday, including Dillingham and King Salmon, along the BristolBay coast, and Bethel (inland from the Kuskokwim Delta coast).

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Kuskokwim Delta

When
January 17, 4:30 AM AST to 4:30 PM AST
Where
Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Winter Storm, Bristol Bay Coastal

When
January 17, 8:00 AM AST to 4:00 PM AST
Where
Bristol Bay Coastal forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in Alaska in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 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: 5126955, 5126956.