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Blizzard in Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Alaska

Blizzard November 12, 2023 · Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Kivalina (PAVL) ASOS. Wind gusts up to 59 mph were reported and were accompanied by visibility of 1/4 mile or less in blowing snow.

The wider storm

A second powerful and fast moving low pressure system moved across the West Coast of Alaska and into the Interior, causing strong winds in excess of 60 mph, blizzard conditions, and heavy snowfall with accumulations of greater than a foot in some locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1148178. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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