Blizzard — Northern Arctic Coast, Alaska

2006-02-19 · Northern Arctic Coast, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A 976 mb low moved north over the eastern Bering Sea on the18th producing strong winds over the outer Yukon Delta. The low continued north past the Bering Strait and curved northeast moving along just northwest of Barrow on the 19th at 970 mb. The low proceeded slowly northeast on the 20th and weakened.High Winds were reported at:Zone 201: Wainwright AWOS gust to 58 knots (67 mph); Cape Lisburne AWOS: gusts to 57 knots (66 mph).Zone 202: Barrow ASOS gusts to 58 knots (67 mph).Zone 203: Deadhorse ASOS gusts to 53 knots (61 mph).Zone 214: Emmonak AWOS gust to 52 knots (60 mph).Blizzard conditions:Zone 201: likely at Wainwright ASOS.Zone 202: reported at Barrow ASOS.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5492963. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.