Blizzard — Northern Arctic Coast, Alaska

2017-01-04 to 2017-01-05 · Northern Arctic Coast, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Strong high pressure over northwest Alaska coupled with low pressure over the Arctic created strong winds over the north slope of alaska on January 4th through the early morning hours of the 5th.

Zone 201: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Wainwright ASOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 48 kt (55 mph) at the Wainwright ASOS.

Zone 202: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Barrow ASOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 46 kt (53 mph) at the Barrow ASOS.

zone 204: Blizzard conditions likely at Point Thompson AWOS. Observations were disrupted.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 677889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.