Blizzard in Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

Blizzard February 19, 2020 · Chukchi Sea Coast, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Blizzard conditions were observed at the Kivalina ASOS. Visibility was reduced to one quarter mile or less at times in snow and blowing snow. There was a peak wind gust of 40 kt (46 mph) at the Kivalina ASOS.

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 878757. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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