Ice Storm, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM AST to 5:10 AM AST
- Where
- Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Ice Storm in Alaska, January 23, 2001
Freezing rain was briefly reported around the city of Anchorage. Roads in South Anchorage received a light coating of ice resulting in hazardous travel conditions mainly along the side roads.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Freezing rain was briefly reported around the city of Anchorage. Roads in South Anchorage received a light coating of ice resulting in hazardous travel conditions mainly along the side roads.
Event by event
1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Dense Fog in Washington, January 23, 2001
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 23, 2001
- Winter Storm and Lightning Strike in California, January 23 to 24, 2001
- High Wind in Alaska, January 23 to 24, 2001
- Avalanche in Alaska, January 23, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 23 to 24, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 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: 5229459.