Winter Weather — St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

2020-01-15 to 2020-01-16 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

Event narrative

The combination of winds gusting over 60 mph, falling snow, and blowing snow resulted in blizzards conditions across Saint Lawrence Island. Visibility dropped to less than 1/4 of mile at Savoonga with winds gusts to 62 mph.

Wider weather episode

A weather front moving across the Bering Sea brought strong winds along with blizzard conditions to Saint Lawrence Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 874419. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.