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Blizzard in Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

Blizzard March 12, 2020 · Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Noatak AWOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 46 kt (53 mph) at the Noatak AWOS.

The wider storm

Low pressure and a strong pressure gradient produced snow and blowing snow over the West coast on March 11th to the 13th 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877240. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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