Blizzard in Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Blizzard conditions and high winds occurred across the Seward Peninsula. The weather station at the village of Buckland reported visibility near zero and occasionally below one half mile at Deering. Strong winds were also observed with wind gusts peaking from the southeast to 64 mph in Deering and to 51 mph in Buckland on December 5th.

A very strong low pressure system moved north through the Bering Sea and across the Chukotsk Peninsula and Bering Strait December 4th through the 6th. The central pressure of the low dropped to 949 millibars as it moved across the eastern Chukotsk Peninsula the afternoon of December 5th and then weakened as it continued to track north into the Chukchi Sea. A strong weather front associated with this system swept across the West Coast, Interior, and the North Slope of Alaska. This resulted in heavy snow, strong winds, blizzard conditions, and minor coastal flooding at some locations along the Bering Sea coast.