Blizzard — Northwest Arctic Coast, Alaska

2025-01-24 · Northwest Arctic Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1236956. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.