1 avalanche, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
1 avalanche. Local standard time, as filed.
3 men snowshoeing in the mountains adjacent to Eagle River were caught in an avalanche. One escaped.
As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.
| Event | Date | Age | Sex | Where | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalanche, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek | 2002-04-01 | 44 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
| Avalanche, Anchorage Muni to Bird Creek | 2002-04-01 | 26 | Male | Outside/Open Areas | Direct |
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, April 2002
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: 5285387.