Blizzard in Yukon Delta Coast, Alaska

Snowfall began shortly after midnight along the Yukon Delta coast and by mid morning, heavy snow and strong winds had resulted in blizzard conditions all along the coast as well as inland. The Chevak AWOS (PAVA) began reporting wind gusts in excess of 35 mph and visibilities as low as 1/4 mile shortly after 6am with full on blizzard conditions in place a few hours later. Blizzard conditions continued for approximately 16 hours with winds gusting to between 40 and 45 mph and the visibility dropping to around 1/10 mile at times. Meanwhile along the immediate coast the Hooper Bay AWOS (PAHP) was reporting similar conditions.

The second week of February saw the first of 3 back to back major winter storms move across Alaska's West Coast and Interior. The week began with abnormally cold readings across the all of Northern and Central Alaska. By Monday a very strong storm system entered the Bering Sea and proceeded to move northeastward across the West Coast and the Interior of Alaska over the next several days. Initially the storm brought heavy snow and strong winds from the Bering Strait coastline down to the Yukon Delta region which resulted in blizzard conditions. As the storm moved deeper into the Interior the storm produced heavy snowfall and occasional snow squalls.