Blizzard in Northwest Arctic Coast, Alaska

Blizzard January 24, 2025 · Northwest Arctic Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Atqasuk AWOW PATQ reported several hours of blizzard conditions with visibility as low as .13 mile and wind gusts as high as 55 mph.

The wider storm

A series of three strong low pressure centers moved northward through the Bearing with the last one pushing a strong cold front into the interior. These storms resulted in heavy snowfall across western and northern Alaska with a mix of snow a freezing rain throughout the interior. Strong winds also occurred creating blizzard conditions across several communities over the course of five days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1236956. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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