Blizzard — Pribilof Islands, Alaska

2021-12-11 to 2021-12-13 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Event narrative

Saint Paul WSO reported 8.7 inch drifts at the door and 3 ft drifts in the driveway.

Wider weather episode

A deep vertically stacked low that made it's way from the Bristol Bay area to the Gulf of Alaska. Across southcentral, a strong front along the leading edge of the system brought moderate to heavy snowfall and areas of mixed precipitation in areas affected by down-sloping winds. The backside of the low however brought winds, frigid and blizzard conditions along the southwest.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1007238. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.