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Blizzard in Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

Blizzard January 3, 2024 – January 5, 2024 · Eastern Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions developed early in the morning of the third and continued through the morning of the 5th. Point Thomson reported winds as high as 40 mph during this event.

The wider storm

The combination of strong high pressure over the Arctic Ocean combined with an area of low pressure in the Bering Sea brought strong winds to the Arctic Coast resulting in blizzard conditions developing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1157961. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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