Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- January 25, 4:35 PM AST to 6:15 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, January 25 to 27, 2001
A 950 mb Low pressure center moved north over the eastern Bering Sea on the 25th and 26th weakening, and eventually dissipated on the evening of the 27th northwest of Saint Lawrence Island.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 950 mb Low pressure center moved north over the eastern Bering Sea on the 25th and 26th weakening, and eventually dissipated on the evening of the 27th northwest of Saint Lawrence Island. This system produced blizzard conditions over parts of the West Coast of Alaska and the North Slope, as well as High Winds briefly through the central Alaska Range.Blizzard conditions were reported at:Zone 10: Hooper BayZone 9: Gambell(26th), Savoonga (afternoon of the 27th)Zone 6: Nome, GolovinZone 3: KotzebueZone 1: Wainwright (all day and evening of the 26th), Kuparuk (morning of the 27th)High Winds were reported at: Zone 7 - Healy: gust 50 mph
Event by event
5 blizzard, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound
- When
- January 25, 9:15 PM AST to 11:53 PM AST
- Where
- Southern Seward Peninsula-Eastern Norton Sound forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
High Wind, Tanana Valley
- When
- January 25, 9:48 PM AST to January 26, 5:52 AM AST
- Where
- Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Measured
- 45 kt (52 mph)
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Blizzard, Arctic Slope Coastal
- When
- January 26, 7:53 AM AST to January 27, 7:50 AM AST
- Where
- Arctic Slope Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast
- When
- January 26, 8:15 AM AST to January 27, 3:15 PM AST
- Where
- St. Lawrence Island-Bering Strait Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Lower Kobuk Valley-Northern Seward Peninsula
- When
- January 26, 11:00 AM AST to 12:00 PM AST
- Where
- Lower Kobuk Valley-Northern Seward 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.
- 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
- Dense Fog in Maine, January 25, 2001
- High Wind and Lightning Strike in California, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Winter Storm in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 2001
- High Wind in California, January 25, 2001
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 25 to 26, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 25, 2001
- High Wind in South Dakota, January 25, 2001
- Heavy Snow in California, January 25 to 26, 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: 5228560, 5228561, 5228565, 5228564, 5228562, 5228563.