Blizzard, Ern Norton Sound Nulato Hills
- When
- January 14, 6:15 AM AST to 9:15 AM AST
- Where
- Ern Norton Sound Nulato Hills forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, January 14, 2002
Blizzard conditions were reported around Unalakleet as a warm front moved over the area. Snow fall and strong, gusty winds along the front created blowing snow that resulted in the visibility being reduced to less than 1/4 mile.
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.
Blizzard conditions were reported around Unalakleet as a warm front moved over the area. Snow fall and strong, gusty winds along the front created blowing snow that resulted in the visibility being reduced to less than 1/4 mile.
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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- High Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2002
- High Wind in Alaska, January 14, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 14 to 15, 2002
- Blizzard in Alaska, January 14, 2002
- Winter Storm in Alaska, January 14 to 15, 2002
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 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: 5279707.