Winter Storm in Inland Bristol Bay, Alaska

Winter Storm January 4, 2026 – January 5, 2026 · Inland Bristol Bay, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The City Administrator of Aleknagik said that the city received quite a bit of snow. The New Stuyahok ASOS (PANW) recorded a several hour period of lower than one mile visibilities with heavy snow on January 4.

The wider storm

A potent hurricane force North Pacific Low moved into the Bering on January 4. This, combined with potent shortwave troughs and cold air advection behind the low allowed for gusty, westerly to southwesterly winds across the Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula. The Eastern Aleutians and Alaska Peninsula saw strong, gusty winds for a time. As the low moved eastward, heavy snowfall and blizzard conditions were observed over the Southwest mainland.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1312764. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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