Blizzard in Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

Blizzard February 8, 2020 – February 9, 2020 · Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Bettles ASOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 32 kt (37 mph) at the Bettles ASOS.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure produced snow and blowing Snow over much of the West Coast of Alaska and inland areas February 7th through the early morning hours of the 9th. Heavy snow fell over inland areas of the western Interior.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 877885. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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