Winter Weather in Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Winter Weather March 18, 2023 – March 19, 2023 · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Homer ASOS recorded quarter mile visibility and heavy snowfall at 16:29 March 18. The Kenai ASOS, recorded snow and gusts to 41 kts.

The wider storm

An strong, elongated low lifted out of the southeast from the Gulf of Alaska and propagated towards the northwest, impacting a large swath of Southern Alaska and the Aleutian Chain. The low first impacted the Kenai Peninsula, bringing gusty winds, heavy snow, and lowered visibilities. As the low tracked westward, increased winds combined with moderate to heavy snowfall, banded at times, along with with blizzard conditions and lowered visibilities across areas of the Southwest and the Aleutian Chain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1105215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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