Blizzard, Yukon Delta
- When
- January 9, 7:56 AM AST to 5:54 PM AST
- Where
- Yukon Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, January 9 to 10, 2002
Blizzard conditions were reported from Point Hope to Cape Romanzof as a strong low pressure system and associated occluded front moved northward from the eastern Bering Sea. Winds up to 48 knots (55 mph) were reported at Tin City along with blowing snow.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 from Point Hope to Cape Romanzof as a strong low pressure system and associated occluded front moved northward from the eastern Bering Sea. Winds up to 48 knots (55 mph) were reported at Tin City along with blowing snow.
Event by event
4 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula
- When
- January 9, 10:15 AM AST to 8:31 PM AST
- Where
- Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait
- When
- January 9, 12:55 PM AST to January 10, 9:00 AM AST
- Where
- St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard, Chukchi Sea Coast
- When
- January 9, 2:52 PM AST to January 10, 3:00 AM AST
- Where
- Chukchi 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
- Sleet in Pennsylvania, January 9, 2002
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 9, 2002
- Sleet in New Jersey, January 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Florida, January 9, 2002
- Dense Fog in Idaho, January 9, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 9 to 10, 2002
- Winter Weather in Virginia, January 9, 2002
- High Wind in Alaska, January 9, 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: 5279695, 5279696, 5279697, 5279698.