Blizzard in Arctic Slope Coastal, Alaska

Blizzard January 1, 2000 – January 2, 2000 · Arctic Slope Coastal, Alaska

The wider storm

Event continued from December 1999. Large low pressure center 600 miles northeast of Prudhoe Bay drifted southwest to 450 miles northeast of Prudhoe Bay with a weather front moving southeast over the Beaufort Sea. Strong high pressure remaining over Russia Far East created strong winds and blizzard conditions over the eastern Arctic Coast, along with low wind chills initially. Blizzard conditions occurred at: Deadhorse, Barter IslandHigh wind occurred at Deadhorse ASOS: gust to 44 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5129816. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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