Blizzard in Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

Blizzard February 24, 2023 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Point Lay reported several hours of blizzard conditions. Blizzard conditions developed early in the morning hours and continued into the evening. The blizzard conditions at Point Lay were accompanied by wind gusts as high as 51 mph. Elsewhere, Wainwright reported strong winds all day with as high as 54 mph. The visibility in Wainwright was under a one mile for most of the day due to blowing snow, with the visibility occasionally dropping to as low as one quarter mile.

The wider storm

A strong front wrapping around a deep low in the Bering Sea moves northward bringing blizzard conditions to the North Slope.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1083743. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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