Blizzard — Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

2017-02-21 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

Toksook Bay reported a peak of winds to 47 mph and over 6 hours of blizzard conditions. Blizzard conditions were also reported at Mekoryuk on Nunivak Island.

Wider weather episode

A 954 mb low transited the Western Aleutians and brought a front through the Bering Sea. A triple-point low formed along this front. Southeasterly flow ahead of the triple point low caused blizzard conditions for the Pribilof Islands, the Kuskokwim Delta, and Bristol Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683102. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.