Extreme Cold/Wind Chill — Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

2001-03-24 to 2001-03-27 · Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

Wider weather episode

High pressure over the Chukchi Sea and coldweak Low pressure over the Kotzebue area produced cold Wind Chills and Blizzard Conditions over Northwest Alaska, and the Bering Strait..Blizzard conditions occurred at:Zone 207- KivalinaZone 213 - Tin CityWind Chill conditions occured at:Zone 207 - Kivalina - lowest was -70 F.Zone 217 - Makpik Creek Remote Automatic Weather Station (RAWS) - lowest was -82 F.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5237495. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.