Blizzard, Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula
- When
- April 11, 7:53 AM AST to 9:53 PM AST
- Where
- Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, April 11, 2001
Northwesterly flow across Kotzebue Sound associated with a weakening Low over the Baird Mountains produced blizzard conditions at Kotzebue (Zone 209) and Deering (Zone 210) during this period.
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 AFG wrote it up.
Northwesterly flow across Kotzebue Sound associated with a weakening Low over the Baird Mountains produced blizzard conditions at Kotzebue (Zone 209) and Deering (Zone 210) during this period.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley
- When
- April 11, 10:53 AM AST to 7:53 PM AST
- Where
- Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Iowa, April 11, 2001
- Tornado in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, April 11, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, April 11, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11 to 12, 2001
- High Wind in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, April 11, 2001
- Blizzard in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- Blizzard in Colorado, April 11, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, April 11 to 14, 2001
- High Wind in Kansas, April 11, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, April 2001
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: 5241242, 5241241.