Western Arctic Coast storm history

Strong winds developed in the mid morning hours and eventually began gusting to between 35 and 45 mph creating blizzard conditions for over 12 hours at Point Lay (PPIZ).

Gusty winds combined with light snow during the early afternoon hours to reduce the visibility to 1/4 mile, resulting in blizzard conditions at Point Lay (PPIZ). These conditions persisted for the rest of the day.

Light snow combined with persistent strong northeast winds along the Northwest Arctic Coast to produce a short period of blizzard conditions at Point Lay (PPIZ).

Winds consistently gusted at or above 60 mph for approximately 18 hours with a peak gust of 77 mph registered at Cape Lisburne LRRS (PALU).

Strong northeast winds blowing along the northwest arctic coastline produced very strong winds with gusts as high as 62 mph at Point Hope.

Strong southerly winds reached the northern Bering coastline during the early morning hours of December 21st and continued into the late morning of December 22nd. Point Hope (PAPO) measured a max wind gust of 73 mph during the afternoon of the 21st.

Blizzard conditions developed at Point Lay (PPIZ) during the early morning hours of December 9th. Winds gusted as high as 49 mph while visibility dropped below a quarter of a mile.

Winds increased across the Western Arctic Coast during the early morning hours of November 20th, gusting above 60 mph. Peak wind gusts of 64 mph were reported at Point Lay. Alaska DHS and EM, as well open source media reported wind gusts up to 70 mph at Point Hope that knocked ou…

Winds increased during the morning hours of October 20th, with frequent gusts greater than 60 mph, and sustained winds near 50 mph. Wind gusts reached 98 mph at Cape Lisburne (PALU) during the evening hours of the 20th. High winds continued through the early afternoon hours of th…

Blizzard conditions developed during the early morning hours of May 15th at Point Hope (PAPO). Wind gusts to 41 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 at Cape Lisburne (PALU). Wind gust to 70 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile.

Blizzard conditions developed during the afternoon hours of April 11th at Point Hope (PAPO). Wind gusts to 43 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile.

Blizzard conditions developed during the late morning hours on March 31st at Point Hope (PAPO). Wind gusts to 47 mph were reported, accompanied by falling now. This resulted in blizzard conditions developing. Conditions improved during the evening hours of March 31st.

Blizzard conditions developed after midnight on March 20th at Cape Lisburne (PALU). Strong east to northeast winds with gusts to 71 mph were reported, accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of mile. Conditions improved during the afternoon hours.

Blizzard conditions developed during the afternoon hours of March 4th at Point Lay (PPIZ). Strong east winds with gusts to 48 mph were reported accompanied by visibility in blowing snow of less than a quarter of a mile. Conditions improved late March 5th.

Blizzard conditions developed the evening of the 20th and persisted through the morning of the 21st. Point Lay reported a peak wind gust of 55 mph during the event.

Blizzard conditions developed at Point Lay the morning of the 14th and continued through early afternoon. Winds as high as 50 mph also occurred during this event.

Blizzard conditions developed at Cape Lisburne early in the morning on the 15th and continued into the afternoon on the 17th. Cape Lisburne reported a peak wind gust of 101 mph during the event.

High winds developed the morning of the of the 11th and continued to the evening of the 12th.

Blizzard conditions developed at Point Lay the morning of the first and continued through the morning of the second. Point Lay recorded a peak wind gust of 52 mph.

Wind gusts of up to 69 mph were observed at the Point Hope (PAPO) AWOS. Visibility was reduced to 1 mile or less at times in blowing snow.

Wind gusts of up to 87 mph were observed at the Cape Lisburne (PALU) AWOS. Visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile or less at times in blowing snow.

Point Hope (PAPO) AWOS reported wind gusts in excess of 60 mph with a peak gust of 68 mph. In addition to the strong winds, blowing snow reducing visibility to 1/2 mile at times was reported.

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Point Lay (PPIZ) AWOS. Wind gusts up to 50 mph were reported and were accompanied by visibility of 1/4 mile or less in blowing snow.

As the front moved over the western Arctic Coast, it brought a mixture of rain and snow as well as high winds. Cape Lisburne saw gusts as high as 93 mph.

Blizzard conditions developed late in the evening of the 24th and continued into the evening of the 25th along the western Arctic Coast. Cape Lisburne had wind gusts as high as 100 mph while Wainwright had wind gusts as high as 50 mph.

Point Lay reported several hours of blizzard conditions. Blizzard conditions developed early in the morning hours and continued into the evening. The blizzard conditions at Point Lay were accompanied by wind gusts as high as 51 mph. Elsewhere, Wainwright reported strong winds all…

Blizzard conditions developed in Utqiagvik during the early morning hours of the 24th and continued through the late morning. The blizzard conditions were accompanied by wind gusts as high as 55 mph in Utqiagvik.

Point Lay AWOS reported multiple hours of quarter mile visibility with wind gusts as high as 45 MPH and heavy snow.

Point Lay AWOS reported wind chills as low as -69F.

Point Lay AWOS reported 35 MPH with wind chills as low as -65F.

Point Lay AWOS more than 3 hours of quarter mile visibility with winds gusting to 39 MPH and wind chills as low as -65F.

Strong winds and blowing snow were reported across the Seward Peninsula on the 17th. Brevig Mission reported wind gusts as high as 67 mph. The strong winds caused the visibility as to one half mile for several hours.

Blizzard conditions developed at Point Lay early in the morning on the 11th and continued through much of the day on the 12th. Northeasterly winds with gusts up to 49 mph were seen with this system.

Point Hope and Wainwright observed sustained winds near 50 mph and gusts up to 65. Cape Lisbourne had several gusts of 98 mph. This winds caused significant visibility restrictions at times.

Point Lay began reporting freezing rain early in the morning of the 1st with a mixture of rain and freezing rain continuing into morning of the 2nd.

A Native Corp official reported in Wainwright reported 6 inches of snow fell in the 24 hour period. Near blizzard conditions were reported at Cape Lisburne with gusts of 70 knots at times.

High winds developed on the 14th and continued into the evening of the 17th. The Cape Lisburne AWOS reported a peak gust of 96 mph at 1:55 PM on the 16. Winds on the 15th and 16 at Cape Lisburne were frequently over 80 mph. The village of Point Lay saw gusts as high as 50 mph on …

Water levels began rising early in the morning hours on the 6th. Water levels peaked in Point Lay at approximately 6 feet above the normal high tide line in the early morning hours on the 7th. The high water levels in the village of Point Lay caused salt water to enter the freshw…

Strong southwesterly winds developed along the front. Cape Lisburne airstrip reported a peak gust of 90 mph during the event. The village of Pont Lay saw gusts as high as 60 mph. In addition, the winds caused damage to the roof of one home.

Easterly winds with gusts as high as 49 mph developed in Point Lay the morning of April 15th. Blowing snow associated with the strong winds caused the visibility to drop down to less than one quarter mile for several hours.

A persistent ground blizzard occurred at Pont Lay. Pont Lay reported consistent sustained winds in excess of 35 mph with visibility as low as a quarter mile for the better part of three days. Gusts as high as 50 mph were reported during the event.

The Barter Island AWOS reported gusts as high as 45 mph with visibility as low as a quarter mile for just over three hours.

Point Lay reported 54 mph winds with visibility of a quarter miles for several hours.

Wind chill of -73 below zeroat the Point Lay AWOS.

Significant snow fell from along the north slopes of the Brooks Range from the Dalton Highway eastward. The University of Alaska Toolik Field Camp SNOTEL reported 13 inches of snow in less than 24 hours and the Alaska DOT reported very poor driving conditions along the Dalton Hig…