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High Wind in Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska
High Wind January 7, 2001 – January 8, 2001 · Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska
The wider storm
With High pressure persisting over the Arctic Ocean and Russia Far East, a 956 mb Low in the North Pacific moved north to near Kodiak Island, bringing extreme Wind Chills to parts of northwest Alaska, followed by Blizzard conditions, and then High Winds.Extreme Wind Chills were reported at: Zone 3: Kivalina ASOS: -81F Zone 4: Makpik RAWS: -90F Zone 9: Gambell AWOS: -77; Tin City AWOS: -72Blizzard Conditions were reported at: Zone 3: Kivalina Zone 9: Gambell Zone 1: Wainwright, Barrow, Kuparuk, Deadhorse, NuiqsutHigh Winds were reported at: Zone 3: Point Hope AWOS: gust 74 mph. Zone 4: Indian Mountain AWOS: gust 52 mph. Zone 9: Tin City AWOS: gust 68 mph; Gambell AWOS: gust 61 mph. Zone 1: Barrow ASOS: gust 59 mph; Deadhorse ASOS: gust 51 mph; Wainwright ASOS: gust 52 mph; Nuiqsut ASOS gust 55 mph; Kuparuk: gust 52 mph; Cape Lisburne AWOS: gust 52 mph. Zone 7: Healy: gust 60 mph.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5228549. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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