Blizzard, Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns
- When
- February 25, 1:00 AM AST to 7:30 AM AST
- Where
- Wrn P.W. Snd & Kenai Mtns forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, February 25, 2002
immediately preceded and immediately followed by gusty east southeast winds where channeled by terrain. Gusts at the Portage ASOS ranged from 35 to 59 mph from Sunday evening through Monday morning.
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 AFC wrote it up.
A weakening front moved through the area Monday morning...immediately preceded and immediately followed by gusty east southeast winds where channeled by terrain. Gusts at the Portage ASOS ranged from 35 to 59 mph from Sunday evening through Monday morning. Visibilities dropped to 1/4 mile with heavy snow between 1 and 2 am AST Monday... accompanied by gusts to 49 mph at that time.
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 Storm in Missouri, February 25 to 26, 2002
- High Wind in Texas, February 25, 2002
- Winter Storm in Illinois, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 25 to 27, 2002
- Winter Storm in Michigan, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 25, 2002
- Hail in Hawaii, February 25, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, February 25, 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: 5278582.