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Blizzard in Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

Blizzard March 31, 1998 · Southern Seward Peninsula-eastern Norton Sound, Alaska

The wider storm

A strong low pressure center moved north in the Bering Sea, decellerating, but weakening only slowly. This storm produced blizzard and near-blizzard conditions across much of the West Coast of Alaska, notably Cape Romanzof (Zone 10), Nome (Zone 6), Gambell (Zone 9), and Point Hope (Zone 3).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5632196. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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