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Blizzard in Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

Blizzard April 5, 2020 · Baldwin Pen. & Selawik Valley, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Noorvik AWOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 44 kt (51 mph) at the Noorvik AWOS.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system created intense northerly winds along with blizzard conditions over much of the west coast of Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 875717. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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