Blizzard in Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Blizzard March 12, 2020 – March 13, 2020 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Point Hope AWOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 52 kt (60 mph) at the Point Hope AWOS.

The wider storm

Low pressure and a strong pressure gradient produced snow and blowing snow over the Western North Slope from March 11-13, 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877239. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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