Blizzard in Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

Blizzard January 15, 2024 · Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kotzebue reported reported blizzard conditions on the morning of the 15th, causing large snow drifts to form. A peak wind gust of 78 mph was recorded at Kotzebue.

The wider storm

A 984 mb area of low pressure moved north through the Bering Sea on January 16th, and into the southern Chukchi Sea on the 17th. This weather system brought high winds, snow and blowing snow to the west coast of Alaska. After the low moved into the Chuckhi Sea, a strong area of high pressure built in behind it allowing strong winds to continue over northwest Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1160731. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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