Ice Storm, Nern P.W. Snd
- When
- January 29, 1:50 AM AST to 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- Nern P.W. Snd forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Ice Storm in Alaska, January 29, 2002
A frontal band, associated with complex areas of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska, moved into Prince William Sound. No reports of significant ice accumulation from Valdez WSO.
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 frontal band, associated with complex areas of low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska, moved into Prince William Sound. Precipitation fell as freezing rain in both Valdez and along Thompson Pass, as cold air slowly moderated at ground levels.No reports of significant ice accumulation from Valdez WSO.
Event by event
1 ice storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Ice Storm
- Freezing rain accumulating a quarter inch or more of ice, or less where it caused significant damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Flash Flood in Hawaii, January 29, 2002
- Ice Storm in Oklahoma, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Dense Fog in Georgia, January 29, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Illinois, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Missouri, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Strong Wind in Hawaii, January 29 to 30, 2002
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 29 to 31, 2002
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 29 to 30, 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: 5277277.