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Blizzard in Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

Blizzard February 28, 2023 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Selawik AWOS had multiple hours of low visibility, gusty winds, and heavy snow with conditions as low as quarter mile visibility and winds gusting up to 45 MPH.

The wider storm

A deep trough in the Bering Sea moved a series of shortwaves over the West Coast, pushing a cold front across the coast. This induced several inches of snow and gusty, bringing blizzard conditions along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1082488. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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