Blizzard — St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

2004-12-24 to 2004-12-25 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

Wider weather episode

With strong high pressure of 1049 mb covering the interior of Alaska, an occluded weather front moved north over the Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea on the night of the 24th through the 25th.Blizzard conditions observed at:Zone 206 - likely at Anaktuvuk Pass AWOS.Zone 207 - likley at Point Hope AWOS; Kivalina ASOS.Zone 208 - likely at NoatakAWOS.Zone 209 - Kotzebue.Zone 210 - likely at Buckland AWOS.Zone 211 - Nome, likely at Golovin AWOS.Zone 213 - likely at Tin City AWOS. At nearby Wales, a 29 YOM is presumed to have perished overnight on the 24th while he was returning to his home at the edge of the village. It is presumed he became disoriented, and ended up walking away from his home and village, to eventually die of hypothermia. High Winds were reported at:Zone 207: Point Hope AWOS peak gust 57 knots (66 mph); Kivalina ASOS peak gust 52 knots (60 mph).Zone 209: Kotzebue ASOS peak gust 52 knots (60 mph).Zone 210: Deering ASOS peak gust 53 knots (62 mph).Zone 213: Tin City AWOS peak gust 57 knots (66 mph).Zone 214: Cape Romanzof AWOS peak gust 56 knots (64 mph).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5432516. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.