Blizzard in Yukon Delta Coast, Alaska

PAVA reported winds greater than35 mph and visibilities of 1/4 mile or less from 4:40 PM to 8:20 PM on March 2nd. During the height of the blizzard, winds were sustained at 47 mph with gusts to 53 mph and visibility below 1/4 mile.

March began with a strong low pressure system moving into the southeastern Bearing Sea. This storm system stalled along Alaska's west coast for several days as a large high pressure system remained stationary across the Beaufort Sea. Steady snow fell along the west coast for several days while an increasing pressure gradient resulted in very strong east and northeast winds that brough blizzard conditions to may communities along the west coast.