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Blizzard in St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

Blizzard December 17, 2017 – December 18, 2017 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

The wider storm

Low pressure brought snow and blowing snow and strong winds to the west coast on December 17th 2017. Heavy snow fell in the mountains of the seward Penn and the

Nulato Hills.

Zone 207: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Kivalina ASOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 44 kt (51 mph) at the Kivalina ASOS.

Zone 211: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Nome ASOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 43 kt (50 mph) at the Nome ASOS.

Zone 214: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Mountain Village AWOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 50 kt (58 mph) at the Mountain Village AWOS.

Zone 213: Blizzard conditions were observed at the Wales AWOS. The visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 65 kt (75 mph) at the Wales AWOS.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 743761. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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