Blizzard, Bristol Bay
- When
- October 10, 11:00 AM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Bristol Bay forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Blizzard in Alaska, October 10, 2004
A strong low pressure system in the southern Bering Sea increased the pressure gradient over zones 155 and 161, which produced strong winds along the coastal areas. A weather front associated with the low pressure center also produced snowfall in these zones.
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 strong low pressure system in the southern Bering Sea increased the pressure gradient over zones 155 and 161, which produced strong winds along the coastal areas. A weather front associated with the low pressure center also produced snowfall in these zones. Snow and blowing snow with peak wind gusts up to 58 mph reduced visibility to or below one quarter of a mile for several hours. Blizzard conditions occurred along the coast of Zone 161, specifically west of King Salmon. Blizzard conditions also occurred along the outer coast of Zone 155 including Nunivak Island.
Event by event
2 blizzard. Local standard time, as filed.
Blizzard, Kuskokwim Delta
- When
- October 10, 12:15 PM AST to 11:15 PM AST
- Where
- Kuskokwim Delta 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
- Rip Current in Florida, October 10, 2004
- Flash Flood in Louisiana, October 10, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, October 10, 2004
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, October 10 to 11, 2004
- Hail in Texas, October 10, 2004
- Hail in Texas, October 10, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 10, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 10, 2004
- Marine Thunderstorm Wind in Gulf of Mexico, October 10, 2004
- High Wind in Montana, October 10, 2004
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, October 2004
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: 5428318, 5428317.