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Blizzard in Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Blizzard January 26, 2001 · Lower Kobuk Valley-northern Seward Peninsula, Alaska

The wider storm

A 950 mb Low pressure center moved north over the eastern Bering Sea on the 25th and 26th weakening, and eventually dissipated on the evening of the 27th northwest of Saint Lawrence Island. This system produced blizzard conditions over parts of the West Coast of Alaska and the North Slope, as well as High Winds briefly through the central Alaska Range.Blizzard conditions were reported at:Zone 10: Hooper BayZone 9: Gambell(26th), Savoonga (afternoon of the 27th)Zone 6: Nome, GolovinZone 3: KotzebueZone 1: Wainwright (all day and evening of the 26th), Kuparuk (morning of the 27th)High Winds were reported at: Zone 7 - Healy: gust 50 mph

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5228563. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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