Heavy Snow, Susitna Valley
- When
- April 2, 5:00 PM AST to April 4, 8:00 AM AST
- Where
- Susitna Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
In advance of a moderate front, strong, damaging southeast winds hit the Anchorage Municipality Zone Monday. Winds reached 60 + mph along the Upper Hillside by 8 pm Monday.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $110,000
- 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.
In advance of a moderate front, strong, damaging southeast winds hit the Anchorage Municipality Zone Monday. Winds reached 60 + mph along the Upper Hillside by 8 pm Monday. Peak winds reported in the Anchorage area: 90+ mph at Glenn Alps, 88 mph at Rabbit Creek, 73 mph at both Muldoon and Alpenglow. Snow began falling in the Susitna Valley early Monday evening. Trapper Creek reported 16 inches of snow by Tuesday morning. 9 inches of new snow was reported near the Parks Highway at Colorado Lake (3 miles from Igloo) since 7 pm Tuesday, with 30 inches of snow since Sunday (4/1/01).
Event by event
1 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek
- When
- April 2, 8:00 PM AST to April 3, 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek forecast zone
- Measured
- 78 kt (90 mph)
- Property damage
- $110,000
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- 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
- Winter Storm in Colorado, April 2 to 5, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Nebraska, April 2, 2001
- Hail in Kansas, April 2, 2001
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, April 2 to 4, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, April 2 to 3, 2001
- Damaging Winds in Oregon, April 2, 2001
- Winter Storm in North Dakota, April 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, April 2, 2001
- High Wind in North Carolina, April 2, 2001
- Dense Fog in California, April 2, 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: 5236143, 5236142.