Blizzard in Pribilof Islands, Alaska

Blizzard February 2, 2013 – February 3, 2013 · Pribilof Islands, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions occurred from late afternoon/early evening of February 2nd on both Pribilof Islands and persisted into the middle of the afternoon the next day. The peak of the event on St George was at 5:03 PM February 2nd when they were 1/4 mile visibility in blowing snow and North winds 38 mph gusting to 51 mph. The peak on St Paul was 11:53 AM February 3rd with 1/4 mile visibility in blowing snow and North winds 39 MPH gusting to 45 MPH.

The wider storm

A strong low in the just south of the Eastern Aleutian Islands set up a stationary frontal boundary over the Eastern Bering Sea and the Pribilof Islands from the afternoon of February 2 through the afternoon of February 3rd. This produced Blizzard conditions over both St Paul Island and St George Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 434105. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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