Blizzard in Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Blizzard March 29, 2019 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were reported at the Point Hope AWOS. The AWOS reported one quarter mile or less at times with a peak wind gust of 52 mph (45 kt).

The wider storm

A 1000 mb low pressure center moved across the north slope which produced strong winds and low visibility out ahead of the associated frontal boundary which clipped northwest Alaska on the 29th of March 2019. Blizzard conditions and high winds along the coast were observed during the evening hours.

zone 207: Point Hope AWOS reported one quarter mile or less at times with a peak wind gust of 52 mph (45 kt).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 833838. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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