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Blizzard in St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

Blizzard February 28, 2023 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Brevig Mission AWOS reported multiple hours of heavy snow and low visibility, as low as a quarter mile at times and wind gusts as high as 52 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 1082490. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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