Blizzard, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- March 12, 11:15 PM AST to March 13, 6:15 AM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, March 12 to 13, 2002
A front, moving northeast across Bristol Bay, was accompanied by strong winds. Blizzard conditions were reported around Nunivak Island.
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 AFC wrote it up.
A front, moving northeast across Bristol Bay, was accompanied by strong winds. Blizzard conditions were reported around Nunivak Island. Additionally, wind gusts at Cape Romanzof reached 89 mph as the front passed.
Event by event
1 blizzard, 1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
High Wind, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- March 13, 1:00 AM AST to 2:00 AM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta forecast zone
- Measured
- 77 kt (89 mph)
- 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.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Avalanche in Idaho, March 12, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, March 12, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 12, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Georgia, March 12, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Florida, March 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Florida, March 12, 2002
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, March 12, 2002
- High Surf in California, March 12, 2002
- Hail in Mississippi, March 12, 2002
- Hail in Georgia, March 12, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 12 to 13, 2002
- Hail in Texas, March 12, 2002
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, March 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: 5283033, 5283034.