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Blizzard in Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

Blizzard December 15, 2021 – December 17, 2021 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

The wider storm

A strong pressure gradient set up over the western north slope between a 984 mb low in the Bering Sea and a 1040 high over the Arctic. Falling snow and strong winds led to blizzard conditions on December 15th 2021 for northwest Alaska and portions of the west coast of Alaska.

Zone 201: Blizzard conditions were reported at the Point Lay AWOS.

Zone 209: Blizzard conditions were reported at the Kotzebue ASOS.

Zone 211: Blizzard conditions were reported at the Nome ASOS.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1001986. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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