Blizzard in Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

Blizzard February 20, 2024 – February 21, 2024 · Western Arctic Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions developed the evening of the 20th and persisted through the morning of the 21st. Point Lay reported a peak wind gust of 55 mph during the event.

The wider storm

A strong area of high pressure over the Arctic Ocean combined with an area of low pressure moving northward through the Bering Sea brought strong winds and blizzard conditions to the North Slope.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1161875. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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