High Wind — St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
2000-12-10 · St. Lawrence Island-bering Strait Coast, Alaska
52 M
Magnitude
Wider weather episode
Strong High Pressure over the northern third of Alaska strengthened, while several Low pressure centers moved north over the Bering Sea.Blizzard conditions occurred at: Zone 3: Afternoon/evening of the 10th: Deering, Kotzebue, Kivalina, Shishmaref; Night of the 11th: Kotzebue, Kivalina, near-blizzard conditions at Deering and Buckland.Zone 6: Golovin, and near-blizzard conditions at Unalakleet.Zone 1: Nuiqsut, Wainwright, KuparukHigh Wind occurred at:Zone 9: Gambell AWOS: sustained wind 48 mph, gust to 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5177592. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.