Blizzard — Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

2016-02-19 · Eastern Aleutians, Alaska

Event narrative

WLON at Nikolski reported winds above 35 kts for most of the day on Feb 19th. No visibility reports are available for Nikolski, nor were there any storm reports.

Wider weather episode

A triple point low formed in the Central Aleutians and moved eastward. The cold air advection behind the low enhanced both winds and snow amounts for areas west of Unalaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 616174. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.