St. Lawrence Island storm history

Steady snowfall and persistent north winds of 35 mph gusting to near 50 mph at PAGM (Gambell) resulted in several hours visibilities dropping to or below 1/4 mile from the early afternoon hours of November 19th into the early morning hours of November 20th before the visibility f…

Blizzard conditions prevailed for about 9 hours at Gambell where the local AWOS (PAGM) recorded 1/4 mile visibility and wind gusts between 45 mph and 50 mph.

The Savoonga AWOS (PASA) reported almost 10 hours of heavy snow and visibilities between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. Winds were sustained at 30 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. On occasion visibilities dropped to below a quarter mile due to the blowing snow.

Strong winds and heavy snowfall combined to bring Blizzard conditions to much of Saint Lawrence Island through the morning hours. Wind gusts of 35 mph or greater were reported by the GBXA2 AWOS while visual confirmation of extremely low visibilities were observed on the FAA webca…

Strong north/northeast winds originated over the southeastern Chukchi Sea and continued southwards through the Bering strait. The strong winds impacted the northern coast of St Lawrence Island throughout the day with winds consistently gusting over 60 mph throughout the day.

Strong southerly winds developed over Saint Lawrence Island during the afternoon of December 21st and continued to remain very gusty all the way into December 24th. Gamble reported a numerous gusts in excess of 60 mph with a maximum gust on December 24th of 78 mph. The community …

Winds increased during the morning of October 20th across St. Lawrence Island, with both Savoonga (PASA) and Gambell (PAGM) AWOS locations reporting wind gusts in excess of 60 mph through the evening hours of the 21st. Winds gusted as high as 64 mph at Savoonga before observation…

Minor coastal flooding was reported in Gambell as waves washed over the runway deposited debris. The airport closed due to the debris on the runway.

Winds increased during the morning of October 12th, with the Gambell Marine Exchange C-MAN station reporting frequent gusts of 60 mph and higher. Winds gusted as high as 67 mph. These winds continued through the early evening hours of October 13th before diminishing.

Blizzard conditions developed during the afternoon hours of May 14th at Savoonga (PASA). Wind gusts to 68 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile.

Blizzard conditions developed during the afternoon hours on April 9th at Savoonga (PASA). Wind gusts to 48 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile.

Blizzard conditions developed during the morning hours of April 2nd at Savoonga (PASA). Wind gusts to 49 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile. In addition, wind gusts in excess of 60 mph with gusts up to 68 mph were reporte…

Blizzard conditions developed during the early evening hours on March 19th at Savoonga (PASA). Strong winds with gusts to 58 mph were reported, accompanied by heavy snow. This resulted in blizzard conditions developing. Conditions improved during the late evening.

The Gambell Marine Exchange C-MAN station (GBXA2) reported high winds in excess of 60 mph. A peak wind gust of 83 mph was reported.

The Savoonga Marine Exchange (SVXA2) CMAN site reported wind gusts to 77 mph.