Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- April 20, 10:55 AM AST to 7:55 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, April 20, 2002
After a short reprieve of less than 24 hours, blizzard conditions once again developed around Cape Ramonzof as a 997mb low and associated cold front moved onshore. Snow along the frontal boundary, combined with strong winds produced blowing snow that reduced the visibility to zero at the Cape Ramonzof AWOS weather reporting site.
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.
After a short reprieve of less than 24 hours, blizzard conditions once again developed around Cape Ramonzof as a 997mb low and associated cold front moved onshore. Snow along the frontal boundary, combined with strong winds produced blowing snow that reduced the visibility to zero at the Cape Ramonzof AWOS weather reporting site.
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
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- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, April 20 to 21, 2002
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, April 20 to 21, 2002
- Hail in Kansas, April 20, 2002
- Avalanche in Alaska, April 20, 2002
- Flood in Ohio, April 20 to 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, April 20, 2002
- Hail in Kansas, April 20, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Missouri, April 20, 2002
More
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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: 5288653.