Winter Weather — Bristol Bay, Alaska

2021-12-14 to 2021-12-16 · Bristol Bay, Alaska

Event narrative

Snow amounts of 5-6 reported by worker at Radio Station KDLG in Dillingham.

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 1007243. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.