Blizzard in Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Alaska

Blizzard conditions developed at Kivalina on the morning of the 15th causing large snow drifts to form. A peak wind gust of 56 mph was reported at Kivalina during the event.

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.