Blizzard in Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Blizzard December 31, 2017 · Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Portage ASOS reported 12 hours of blizzard conditions. Blizzard conditions were also reported in the east end of Kachemak Bay by a spotter.

The wider storm

A complex low pressure system over Bristol Bay brought a warm front through the Kenai Peninsula. Cold air was entrenched throughout Southcentral from a high pressure system in the Interior. This produced overrunning, which brought heavy snow and strong winds to the Kenai Peninsula.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 727017. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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