Blizzard in Bristol Bay, Alaska

Blizzard December 29, 2018 – December 30, 2018 · Bristol Bay, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Cape Newenham ASOS reported an hour of visibility reduced below 1/4 mile in snow, and 12 hours of winds greater than 35 mph. Peak winds observed were gusts to 71 mph.

The wider storm

A low pressure system moving southeastward off the Kamchatka Peninsula rapidly intensified over the Bering Sea, reaching a central pressure of 944 mb by the time it crossed the Aleutian Islands. This system had a second, equally strong, low center that developed in its wake, continuing stormy conditions across the Aleutians as the first low moved onshore. The two low pressure systems brought widespread blizzards and high winds to the Aleutians, the Southwest Mainland, and Southcentral Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 794628. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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