Blizzard in Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

Blizzard January 17, 2025 – January 18, 2025 · Baldwin Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Observations from the Kotzebue ASOS and local NWS employee revealed heavy snow and high wind setting in early on the morning of the 17th. By afternoon blizzard conditions with wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph and visibilities around 1/4 mile prevailed for several hours.

The wider storm

A potent low pressure center in the southern Bering Sea moved north into the Bering Strait and brought with it heavy Snowfall for Alaska's west coast along with very strong easterly surface winds. The result was a prolonged period of snow and very low visibilities due to blowing snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236769. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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