Blizzard, Western Aleutians
- When
- February 2, 3:25 PM AST to 5:55 PM AST
- Where
- Western Aleutians forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, February 2 to 3, 2001
A strong front, moving toward the western Aleutians from the Pacific Friday afternoon and evening, extended in a long arc from the Komandorskiye Islands to just east of Atka at 9 am Saturday. By early Sunday, the front extended from just south of Saint Matthew Island to the southwest entrance of Bristol Bay to near Chignik in a weakened form.
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 AFC wrote it up.
A strong front, moving toward the western Aleutians from the Pacific Friday afternoon and evening, extended in a long arc from the Komandorskiye Islands to just east of Atka at 9 am Saturday. By early Sunday, the front extended from just south of Saint Matthew Island to the southwest entrance of Bristol Bay to near Chignik in a weakened form. The front continued east and north thereafter, no longer producing strong winds.Pre-frontal winds remained just under high wind threshold at all reporting stations in advance of the front. Snow and blowing snow, however, resulted in blizzard conditions at Shemya, Friday afternoon. Blizzard conditions were also reported along the Alaska Peninsula, in advance of the front, Saturday.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Alaska Peninsula
- When
- February 3, 3:08 PM AST to 6:00 PM AST
- Where
- Alaska Peninsula 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
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New York, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 2 to 3, 2001
- High Wind in Colorado, February 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 2 to 3, 2001
- Flood in Oklahoma, February 2 to 4, 2001
- High Wind in Montana, February 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 2 to 3, 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: 5228510, 5228511.