Heavy Snow, Misty Fjords
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM AST to January 23, 10:00 AM AST
- Where
- Misty Fjords forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 22 to 23, 2002
A weather front moving across Southeast Alaska spread significant snowfall amouts across the area from Yakutat to Annette Island. This warm moist overrunning event was the largest widespread snow event of the winter so far.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 AJK wrote it up.
A weather front moving across Southeast Alaska spread significant snowfall amouts across the area from Yakutat to Annette Island. This warm moist overrunning event was the largest widespread snow event of the winter so far. Amounts as high as the 15.2 inches at Annex Creek south of Juneau reported from this storm. Other significant amounts included 13.5 inches at Hyder, 11.5 inchs on Lena Loop (north of Juneau), 9.3 inches at Yakutat, 7 inches at Annette and the Juneau Airport, 6.5 inches at Petersrburg and Haines.
Event by event
6 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance
- When
- January 22, 10:00 PM AST to January 23, 4:00 AM AST
- Where
- Southern Southeast Alaska Ernest Sound to Dixon Entrance forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island
- When
- January 22, 11:00 PM AST to January 23, 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Inner Channels From Kupreanof Island to Etolin Island forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area
- When
- January 23, 12:00 AM AST to 7:00 PM AST
- Where
- Cape Fairweather to Cape Suckling-Coastal Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Heavy Snow, Northern Lynn Canal
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Northern Lynn Canal forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
What these are
- 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
- Lightning Strike in Georgia, January 22, 2002
- Dense Fog in Florida, January 22, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Illinois, January 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Utah, January 22, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 22 to 23, 2002
- Extreme Cold in California, January 22 to 25, 2002
- High Wind in California, January 22, 2002
- Blizzard and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 22 to 23, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 22 to 23, 2002
- Dense Fog in California, January 22, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 22, 2002
- Waterspout in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 22, 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: 5277881, 5277885, 5277883, 5277882, 5277880, 5277884.