Heavy Snow, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- December 20, 5:15 AM AST to 3:40 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, December 20, 2001
A vigorous pacific storm spreading into the Gulf of Alaska brought ample moisture and winds to the northeast gulf coast of the state. 4".
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 AJK wrote it up.
A vigorous pacific storm spreading into the Gulf of Alaska brought ample moisture and winds to the northeast gulf coast of the state. Snowfall reported in Yakutat were 7.4". A wind sensor near the Bering Glacier reported a wind gust of 73 mph.
Event by event
1 heavy snow, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- December 20, 9:00 AM AST to 5:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Measured
- 63 kt (72 mph)
- 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
- Tornado and Hail in California, December 20, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, December 20, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Weather in California, December 20 to 21, 2001
- Strong Wind in West Virginia, December 20, 2001
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Alaska, December 20 to 21, 2001
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 20 to 21, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 20 to 21, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 20 to 21, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, December 20, 2001
- High Wind in Virginia, December 20, 2001
- Strong Wind in Virginia, December 20, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 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: 5273981, 5273982.