Winter Weather — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2022-03-17 to 2022-03-18 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

Cold Bay ASOS (PACD) reported one quarter mile visibility with heavy snow and freezing fog. Winds were also sustained out of the northwest at 25 knots with gusts to 35 knots. Cold Bay was down between one quarter to one half mile throughout the day along with winds gusting as high as 40 mph.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure moving northward from the North Pacific set up a tight pressure gradient across the area in conjunction with a band of snowfall resulting in limited visibilities.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.