Alaska, 2002

Blizzard in Alaska, February 11, 2002

February 11, 2002 · NWS AFC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 blizzard, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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.

Event by event

1 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.

Blizzard, Alaska Peninsula

When
February 11, 12:22 PM AST to 7:00 PM AST
Where
Alaska Peninsula forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

A strong pressure gradient over the eastern Bering Sea produced strong northwest wind and snow, resulting in blizzard conditions. Wind frequently gusted 35 to 40 mph until 7:00 pm AST 02/11/02 reducing visibilities to 1/4 mile.

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

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: 5280033.