Blizzard, St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait
- When
- February 7, 10:55 AM AST to February 8, 11:52 AM AST
- Where
- St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, February 7 to 9, 2001
A storm as deep as 958 mb moved north over the Bering Sea and the associated occluded front moved over the west coast of Alaska on the 8th, eventually dissipating by the morning of the 9th. The storm weakened to 1002 mb by the time it reached the Chukchi Sea the night of the 9th.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 storm as deep as 958 mb moved north over the Bering Sea and the associated occluded front moved over the west coast of Alaska on the 8th, eventually dissipating by the morning of the 9th. The storm weakened to 1002 mb by the time it reached the Chukchi Sea the night of the 9th. Blizzard conditions spread over parts of the west coast of Alaska, notably:Zone 211 - Nome, near blizzard at GolovinZone 213 - Gambell, Savoonga, Tin CityZone 209 - KotzebueZone 207 - Kivalina
Event by event
4 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Srn Seward Peninsula Coast
- When
- February 8, 6:01 AM AST to 9:55 AM AST
- Where
- Srn Seward Peninsula Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- February 8, 2:53 PM AST to February 9, 6:53 AM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley
- When
- February 8, 3:53 PM AST to February 9, 6:32 AM AST
- Where
- Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley 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
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 7 to 8, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 7, 2001
- Winter Storm in South Dakota, February 7 to 8, 2001
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Iowa, February 7 to 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 7 to 8, 2001
- High Wind in California, February 7, 2001
- Ice Storm in Iowa, February 7 to 8, 2001
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 7 to 8, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, February 7 to 9, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 7 to 8, 2001
- High Wind in Arizona, February 7, 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: 5234522, 5234521, 5234524, 5234523.