Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- February 10, 1:55 PM AST
- Where
- Chukchi Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, February 10, 2002
Snow and blowing snow reduced the visibility along the Chukchi Sea Coast for a brief period as an embedded trough of low pressure moved through the region from the northwest. The observation site at Point Hope reported that the visibility dropped to less than 1/4 of a mile during the passage of this trough.
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.
Snow and blowing snow reduced the visibility along the Chukchi Sea Coast for a brief period as an embedded trough of low pressure moved through the region from the northwest. The observation site at Point Hope reported that the visibility dropped to less than 1/4 of a mile during the passage of this trough.
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
- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 10 to 11, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, February 10 to 11, 2002
- Winter Weather in New Hampshire, February 10 to 11, 2002
- Winter Weather in Maine, February 10 to 11, 2002
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 10 to 13, 2002
- High Wind in California, February 10, 2002
- Blizzard in Alaska, February 10, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Florida, February 10, 2002
- High Wind in Oregon, February 10, 2002
- High Wind in Montana, February 10, 2002
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, February 2002
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: 5279924.