Winter Storm in Alaska

Events

769

Deaths

2

Injuries

4

Damage

$237,000

• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, November 20 to 21, 20236 deaths · 1 injured · $2.2 million · 65 kt wind · 11 eventsA hurricane-force 964 mb low lifted out of the North Pacific and into the Gulf of Alaska through the early morning hours of November 20, 2023.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 26 to 28, 20003 deaths · $12,000 · 4 eventsA complex low, preceded by a northward moving front through Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula, moved northward through Prince William Sound Wednesday.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 17 to 19, 20092 deaths · 63 kt wind · 17 eventsA 970 mb low in the central Bering Sea on the afternoon of the 17th tracked to the southern Chukchi Sea on the afternoon of the 18th, and then along the arctic coast on the 19th. This storm system brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions to much of northern Alaska.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 10 to 12, 20011 death · 1 injured · 65 kt wind · 16 eventsA storm as low as 961 mb moved north over the Bering Sea on the 10th, filling to 983 mb by the time it reached the western Chukchi Sea on the evening of the 11th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 25 to 27, 19991 death · $2,000 · 78 kt wind · 10 eventsBlizzard conditions were reported across much of the southwest Alaskan coast, Bristol Bay, the eastern Aleutians and Pribilofs Sunday. Wind gusts reached close to 50 mph in places, with local wind chills to 70 below calculated in the southwest interior.
• Winter Storm and Coastal Flood in Alaska, October 11 to 13, 2025$560,000 · 93 kt wind · 15 eventsEx-Typhoon Halong brought high winds and severe coastal flooding to the West Coast of Alaska from October 11th to 13th. The storm caused severe coastal flooding in the Kuskokwim River Delta and high water levels extending north to the Yukon River Delta.
• Blizzard and Ice Storm in Alaska, November 8 to 11, 2013$250,000 · 23 eventsA large and persistent area of high pressure which developed over the North Pacific forced the jet stream northward, which directed a series of very strong low pressure systems into the Bering Sea from the 6th through the 14th of November.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 11 to 17, 2011$300,000 · 78 kt wind · 10 eventsJanuary 11 through January 17th. A 1060 MB super high cell built over the northern Alcan 1/11 and extended to the southeast over the Yukon. Pressure gradients were extreme for gap outflow offshore winds. This pattern persisted for days as a result of a blocking high aloft.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 5 to 7, 2015$150,000 · 76 kt wind · 6 eventsA second major wind storm hit Southeast Alaska beginning on the evening of Wednesday February 4th. Strong arctic high pressure built over the Yukon Territory as a significant gale force low developed off the WA/OR coast.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 10 to 12, 2017$100,000 · 70 kt wind · 10 eventsStrong SSW flow aloft ahead of an occluded front on 2/10 brought snow, high winds, and even blizzard conditions to the Panhandle. As the front moved onshore on 2/11, warm air overrunning very cold air at the surface caused the snow to accumulate rapidly.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, January 12 to 16, 2024$100,000 · 9 eventsOver an extended long weekend event, a prefrontal trough followed by a stronger main system with attached moisture plume, delivered first a wave of dry powdery snow with very high snow rations (40:1 to 50:1 in many places).
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 20 to 24, 2023$50,000 · 8 eventsLow pressure across the Bering Sea moves a series of fronts over the coast into the Interior causing heavy snow and gusty winds with low visibilities.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 22 to 26, 20111 injured · 31 eventsA 968 mb low in the central Bering Sea at 2100AKST on the 23rd moved to the Gulf of Anadyr as a 976 mb low at 0900AKST on the 24th. The low tracked to the northeast as a 978 mb low in the southern Chukchi Sea at 2100AKST on the 24th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 11 to 14, 20093 injured · 7 eventsOn the morning of the 12th a 963 mb low in the western Bering Sea tracked slowly northeast and weakened to 996 mb east of Saint Lawrence Island through the evening of the 13th. The storm moved inland and filled on the 14th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 16 to 20, 202622 eventsA strong Bering Sea low moves into the Gulf of Anadyr, allowing for a strong front to move into Western Alaska. As the front approached the West Coast, strong east/southeast winds brought blizzard and whiteout conditions to much of the Seward Peninsula south.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 3 to 5, 201170 kt wind · 20 eventsA 960 mb low approximately 200 miles west of Nunivak Island at 1500AKST on the 3rd moved north to Saint Lawrence Island by 0300AKST on the 4th as a 968 mb low. The low drifted slowly north to the Bering Strait as a 970 mb low by 1500AKST on the 4th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 8 to 12, 200818 eventsA 1046 MB high cell over the Yukon forced the arctic front south into Dixon Entrance. Warm moist air from the Gulf moved aloft over the front for the southern third of the Panhandle on 2/8.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, January 7 to 11, 202270 kt wind · 18 eventsA strong low pressure system in the Gulf of Alaska brings Taku winds to Juneau ahead of the storm, and widespread winds and snow across Southeast Alaska. Heavy snow transitioned to rain across much of the area.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 20 to 25, 202618 eventsA winter storm system tracked across the West Coast, North Slope, and Interior Alaska from February 20 through February 25, 2026.
• Winter Storm and High Wind in Alaska, December 4 to 5, 2000$20,000 · 111 kt wind · 3 eventsA strong 963 mb low 480 miles south of the Alaska Peninsula moved north to Chignik late Monday, weakening to a 971 mb center. The low then looped north northeast, weakening to a 991 mb center in upper Cook Inlet Tuesday afternoon.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, April 6 to 8, 201117 eventsA north Pacific low rapidly deepened south of the Aleutians during the evening of the 5th and was a 940 mb low as it passed over the Bering Sea buoy 46035 (350 miles north of Adak) around 1900AKST on the 6th.
• Winter Storm in Alaska, February 20 to 21, 20112 injured · 1 eventA 988 mb low in the southern Chukchi Sea at 1500AKST on the 20th weakened to 1003 mb near Barrow by 0300AKST on the 21st. The low caused a strong front to cross the area during the early morning hours on the 21st.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, December 4 to 10, 202191 kt wind · 17 eventsA north to south oriented frontal boundary brought periods of heavy snow, avalanche conditions, lowered visibilities, high winds and strong surf from west to east over the course of several days as the front shifted slowly east and developed into a triple point low over the…
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, January 8 to 11, 200916 eventsA very cold arctic air mass persisted across northwest Canada and southeast Alaska panhandle. An Arctic front on the 8th was positioned off shore of the panhandle. A low moved across the gulf and into southeast Alaska on the 9th.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, March 1 to 2, 202316 eventsA strong low pressure developed over the northern Gulf of Alaska bringing significant moisture to Southeast Alaska. Cold air entrenched over the region at low levels ahead of the event allowed for significant snow to fall across the area in two major pulses.

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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.