High Wind, Sern P.W. Snd
- When
- February 13, 5:30 AM AST to 7:00 PM AST
- Where
- Sern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Measured
- 60 kt (69 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 13, 2002
moved north and inland Tuesday morning. Arctic front, from lower Cook Inlet to just south and west of Resurrection Bay, provided opportunity for significant overrunning snow around Turnagain Arm.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 AFC wrote it up.
A 988 mb low entered southeast Prince William Sound...moved north and inland Tuesday morning. Arctic front, from lower Cook Inlet to just south and west of Resurrection Bay, provided opportunity for significant overrunning snow around Turnagain Arm. Strong easterly winds were reported to the east and south of the center. Heavy precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, was reported along windward areas around and behind the low.125 - Heavy Snow also fell around Whittier with reports of 1' of new snow. High winds were also reported around Indian, along the Seward Highway. Heavy Snow (1 - 1 ½ feet) was reported 8 miles south of Portage near the Spencer Glacier.125 - Gusts reached 68 mph at Portage between 9:00 am and 10:00 am AST Wednesday.135 - Estimated 69 mph between 7:00 am and 8:00 am AST Wednesday.
Event by event
2 high wind, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns
- When
- February 13, 7:00 AM AST to 11:00 AM AST
- Where
- Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
- Measured
- 59 kt (68 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns
- When
- February 13, 9:00 AM AST to 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
What these are
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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: 5280036, 5280035, 5280034.