Blizzard, Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast
- When
- January 18, 1:55 PM AST to 3:15 PM AST
- Where
- Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, January 18 to 19, 2002
Building high pressure over the Arctic Ocean resulted in strong easterly winds along the Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. These strong winds created areas of blowing snow significantly reducing visibilities.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
Building high pressure over the Arctic Ocean resulted in strong easterly winds along the Central and Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast. These strong winds created areas of blowing snow significantly reducing visibilities. Along the Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Barter Island reported winds greater than 35 mph with visibilities below 1/4 mile for several hours. Deadhorse and Kaparuk reported blizzard conditions as well along the Central Beaufort Sea Coast area.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Central Beaufort Sea Coast
- When
- January 18, 3:53 PM AST to January 19, 12:15 AM AST
- Where
- Central Beaufort Sea Coast forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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 Kansas, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, January 18, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Missouri, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Idaho, January 18 to 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 18 to 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 18, 2002
- High Wind in Hawaii, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, January 18 to 20, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 18 to 21, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 18 to 19, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 18, 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: 5279778, 5279779.