Blizzard — White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River, Alaska

2025-02-14 · White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River, Alaska

Event narrative

Alaska DOT reported wind speeds of 43 mph and near zero visibility Over Eagle Summit. As a result the highway at Eagle Summit was closed for several hours until conditions improved.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked northeast from the Bearing Sea into the central Yukon over the course of several days. Initially this system brought strong onshore winds to the Bearing coastline along with a mixed bag of wintry precipitation for the Seward Peninsula. As the week progressed a strong arctic high pushed onto the Arctic coastline from the north resulting in very strong easterly flow for the North Slope along with lots of blowing snow to produce widespread blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1238921. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.