Blizzard — Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

2000-12-03 · Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

Wider weather episode

An occluded weather front from a 963 mb Low over the central Aleutian Islands moved north over the Bering Sea, with High pressure persisting over the Arctic Ocean. This produced near-blizzard conditions at:Zone 9: Gambell, SavoongaZone 10: Cape Romanzof, Hooper BayZone 6: GolovinThis system also produced strong winds in Zone 7 through the Alaska Range where Healy reached gusts of 55 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177584. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.