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Blizzard in Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

Blizzard March 25, 2023 – March 26, 2023 · Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Winds picked up the morning of the 25th as the front approached from the southwest. Blizzard conditions developed as the snow moved into the area. Visibility improved during the early morning hours of the 26th as winds diminished. Noatak had wind gusts as high as 54 mph during the event.

The wider storm

A front associated with a low moving north through the Bering Sea brought blizzard conditions to portions of western Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1090823. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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