Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- February 27, 11:53 AM AST to February 28, 3:53 PM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 27 to 28, 2001
A 957 mb Low over the southwest Interior of Alaska moved northwest to the western Seward Peninsula by noon on the 28th and weakened to 980 mb. The system produced intermittent blizzard conditions at Kivalina during this time.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 957 mb Low over the southwest Interior of Alaska moved northwest to the western Seward Peninsula by noon on the 28th and weakened to 980 mb. The system produced intermittent blizzard conditions at Kivalina during this time. An associated cold front moved east across the Tanana Flats and Upper Tanana Valley on the night of the 27th, producing a period of strong winds. Highest wind recorded at the Delta ASOS was a gust to 59 mph. Similar winds were likely in the Upper Tanana Valley, where a Cooperative observer at Tanacross reported a tree being blown over which took out a power line, damage cost unknown.
Event by event
2 high wind, 1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Tanana River Flats
- When
- February 27, 4:53 PM AST to February 28, 1:53 AM AST
- Where
- Tanana River Flats forecast zone
- Measured
- 51 kt (59 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile
- When
- February 27, 7:00 PM AST to February 28, 4:00 AM AST
- Where
- Upr Tanana Vly Fortymile forecast zone
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- 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.
- 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
- Ice Storm in Kansas, February 27, 2001
- Avalanche in Utah, February 27, 2001
- Flash Flood in California, February 27, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Missouri, February 27, 2001
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 27, 2001
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 27 to 28, 2001
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 27, 2001
- Winter Storm in Kansas, February 27, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 27, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Nebraska, February 27, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, February 27, 2001
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, February 27 to 28, 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: 5235267, 5235268, 5235269.