Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- May 3, 6:18 AM AST to 8:02 AM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, May 3, 2001
A small low pressure center of 997 mb developed east of Kotzebue the morning of the 3rd and produced brief blizzard conditions at Kivalina in the strong northwest winds on the backside of the circulation center.
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 AFG wrote it up.
A small low pressure center of 997 mb developed east of Kotzebue the morning of the 3rd and produced brief blizzard conditions at Kivalina in the strong northwest winds on the backside of the circulation center.
Event by event
1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
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
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Texas, May 3 to 4, 2001
- Flash Flooding in Texas, May 3 to 4, 2001
- Hail in Florida, May 3, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, May 3 to 4, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 3, 2001
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Wisconsin, May 3, 2001
- High Wind in California, May 3, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Iowa, May 3, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 3, 2001
- Damaging Wind in Florida, May 3, 2001
- Lightning Strike in Florida, May 3, 2001
- Blizzard in Wyoming, May 3, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, May 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: 5246694.