High Wind, Denali
- When
- February 5, 6:45 AM AST to February 6, 11:48 AM AST
- Where
- Denali forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, February 5 to 6, 2001
A 969mb low over the Bering Sea and associated strong occluded front moved north over the west coast of Alaska, producing blizzard conditions across parts of western Alaska, as well as strong south winds through the central Alaska Range. Blizzard conditions occurred at:Zone 207: KivalinaZone 209: Kotzebue Strong winds were reported at:Zone 225 - Healy: gust to 52 mph.
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 969mb low over the Bering Sea and associated strong occluded front moved north over the west coast of Alaska, producing blizzard conditions across parts of western Alaska, as well as strong south winds through the central Alaska Range. Blizzard conditions occurred at:Zone 207: KivalinaZone 209: Kotzebue Strong winds were reported at:Zone 225 - Healy: gust to 52 mph.
Event by event
2 blizzard, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- February 5, 1:33 PM AST to February 6, 4:55 AM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley
- When
- February 5, 1:53 PM AST to February 6, 4:53 AM AST
- Where
- Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- 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
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Weather in New York, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Storm in New York, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Massachusetts, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Maine, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 5 to 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow and Sleet in New Jersey, February 5, 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: 5234520, 5234519, 5234518.