Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- February 15, 3:15 AM AST to 7:53 AM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, February 15, 2001
A Low pressure center that formed just south of Saint Lawrence Island on the 14th tracked northeast and deepened to 997 mb as it approached Barrow on the morning of the 15th.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A Low pressure center that formed just south of Saint Lawrence Island on the 14th tracked northeast and deepened to 997 mb as it approached Barrow on the morning of the 15th. Across northwest Alaska, blizzard conditions were reported at:Zone 211 - GolovinZone 209 - KotzebueZone 207 - Kivalina, likely at ShishmarefZone 205 - UmiatZone 203 - Deadhorse, Kuparuk, NuiqsutZone 202 - BarrowZone 210 - Wainwright
Event by event
7 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley
- When
- February 15, 7:14 AM AST to 7:55 AM AST
- Where
- Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Western Arctic Coast
- When
- February 15, 10:35 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Western Arctic Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- When
- February 15, 2:05 PM AST to 10:00 PM AST
- Where
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Northern Arctic Coast
- When
- February 15, 3:19 PM AST to 4:53 PM AST
- Where
- Northern Arctic Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, N. Brooks Rng Colville Rvr W
- When
- February 15, 4:46 PM AST to 5:46 PM AST
- Where
- N. Brooks Rng Colville Rvr W forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Srn Seward Peninsula Coast
- When
- February 15, 8:55 PM AST to 9:55 PM AST
- Where
- Srn Seward Peninsula Coast 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
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Montana, February 15, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Texas, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Winter Weather in Texas, February 15 to 16, 2001
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, February 15, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 15, 2001
- Hail in Texas, February 15, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 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: 5235255, 5235254, 5235256, 5235258, 5235257, 5235259, 5235253.