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Blizzard in Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

Blizzard February 17, 2020 · Upper Kobuk and Noatak Vlys, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Shungnak AWOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 47 kt (54 mph) at the Shungnak AWOS.

The wider storm

Strong low pressure system produced heavy snow and blizzard conditions for much of the west coast, beginning February 17th and continuing through the 20th of February 2020.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 878750. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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