Blizzard in Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

Blizzard March 24, 2022 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

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

The wider storm

A strong area of high pressure over the Beaufort Sea combined with an area of low pressure over southern Alaska caused strong easterly wind that resulted in blizzard conditions over the Beaufort Sea Coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1017033. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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