High Wind — St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
2000-04-18 to 2000-04-20 · St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
52 M
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
A moderate northerly wind flow over the Bering Sea strengthened as a weather front around a Low Pressure center over southwest Alaska moved north west toward the Bering Strait. Blizzard conditions and High Winds occurred at Gambell AWOS only, strongest wind 45 mph sustained, gust 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5143017. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.