Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- January 29, 12:00 AM AST to 11:59 PM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Deaths
- 1 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Extreme Cold in Alaska, January 29, 2000
A hypothermia related death was reported near Alakanuk (just north of Bethel). Outside air temperatures were around -25 F.
The toll
- Deaths
- 1
- 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 AFC wrote it up.
A hypothermia related death was reported near Alakanuk (just north of Bethel). Outside air temperatures were around -25 F. Alcohol may have been a factor.
Event by event
1 extreme cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
The people who died
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, Kuskokwim Delta | 2000-01-29 | 18 | Female | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
What these are
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill
- Temperatures or wind chills at or below the local warning criteria, or cold that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Iowa, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in South Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Ice Storm in Georgia, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Dense Fog in California, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Kentucky, January 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, January 29 to 30, 2000
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: 5127207.