High Wind in Denali, Alaska

A 969 mb low pressure system moved into the Bering Sea and the associated occluded front moved across the west coast of Alaska on the 19th. This system brought snow to areas of the west coast from the afternoon of the 18th into the early morning hours of the 20th. Higher elevations received an estimated 8 to 12 inches of snow. Strong winds and snow produced blizzard conditions along the coast. This system also set up strong southerly flow across the Alaska Range at the same time, resulting in high winds there and in the Delta Junction area.

Winter Storm conditions reported at:

Zone 209: Blizzard conditions with visibility less than one quarter mile at times. A peak wind of 37 kt ( 43 mph) at the Selawik AWOS.

Zone 212: estimated 6 inches of snow fell at Shaktoolik river during the day of the 19th.

Zone 214: estimated 12 inches of snow fell at Emmonak during the day of the 18th into the 19th.

Zone 215: estimated 12 inches of snow fell at Russian Mission during the day of the 18th into the early morning hours of the 19th.

Zone 216: estimated 8 inches of snow fell at Kaltag during the day of the 19th and into the morning hours of the 20th.

High winds reported at:

Zone 223: There was a peak wind gust of 64 kts (74 mph) at the Fort Greely Mesonet site FTG14....located 10 miles SSW of Delta Junction.

Zone 225: There was a peak wind gust to 61 kts (70 mph) at Antler Creek DOT site at MP 244 along the Parks Highway.

Zone 226: The strongest wind at the Texas Condo US Army Mesonet site gusted to 70 kts (80 mph).