Srn Seward Peninsula Coast storm history

Blizzard conditions developed in Nome for several hours in the late morning hours of the 25th. In the early afternoon, conditions improved briefly; however, blizzard conditions returned in late afternoon and continued through the evening hours. Nome had gusts as high as 41 mph du…

Winds began to increase late in the evening of the 19th as the front approached from the south. Blizzard conditions develop in Nome the morning of the 20th as snow moved into the area. The visibility improved as the winds died down late in the afternoon. The winds in both Nome an…

Blizzard conditions developed along the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula on the on the morning of the 4th, first at Nome and then at Golovin. The visibility improved in Nome by the evening of the 4th; however, in Golovin periods of blizzard conditions continued into the aft…

Nome ASOS reported reported multiple hours of heavy snow and gusty winds reducing visibility to quarter mile or less at times. Peak wind gusts were as high as 39 MPH.

Nome ASOS had multiple hours of heavy snow, gusty winds, and quarter mile visibilities from blowing snow. The ASOS reported peak winds gusts up to 45 MPH.

Golovin AWOS reported a 62 mph wind gust and was the peak for the event the morning of the 23rd. Winds continued in the area before tapering off early afternoon on the 25th.

A quarter inch of freezing rain fell in Nome. Photos show over a quarter inch of ice on branches in Dexter (north of Nome).

The extratropical remnants of Typhoon Merbok brought high winds to the southern Seward Peninsula Coast Beginning the evening of the 16th and continuing into the morning of the 17th. Golovin saw gusts to 63 mph. Elsewhere, White Mountain saw gusts 60 mph while the peak wind at the…

The extratropical remnants of Typhoon Merbok moved north through the Bering Sea from Thursday September 15th to Saturday September 17th. Strong south to southwest winds resulted in a significant storm surge that caused water levels to rise from 8 to 13 feet above the normal high …

Strong winds developed in Golovin the morning of the 10th. Wind gusts at high as 75 mph occurred during the event, with the peak around 9 AM.

Freezing rain began Christmas eve and persisted through late Christmas morning. Nome Police Department reported 0.24 ice accumulation around 1100AKST on Christmas. The Nome ASOS (PAOM) also reported freezing rain and ice accumulation. Reports from residents in Nome also indicated…

Blizzard conditions and southeast winds gusting from 55 mph to nearly 70 mph occurred across the southern Seward Peninsula. Visibility near zero was observed in Nome, Golovin, and White Mountain. Peak wind gusts reached 58 mph at Nome, 61 mph at Golovin, and 69 mph in White Mount…

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Nome ASOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 43 kt (49 mph) at the Nome ASOS.

Storm surge ranged from 6 to 8 feet above the normal high tide line along the southern Seward Peninsula coast. The high surge combined with southwest winds 30 to 45 mph resulted in high surf and significant wave runup. In Nome, water inundated low lying areas near the coast and h…

Peak gust of 47 kt ( 54 mph) at the Nome ASOS.