Blizzard in Nern P.w. Snd, Alaska

Blizzard March 4, 2020 – March 5, 2020 · Nern P.w. Snd, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Alaska DOT closed the highway through Thompson Pass due to high winds, heavy drifting, and whiteout conditions.

The wider storm

Low pressure in Prince William Sound combined with a building high pressure system over Alaska's Interior to increase the pressure gradient through the Chugach Range along the north Gulf Coast. This led to high winds through northerly passes along Prince William Sound. Several transient troughs moved across the area, contributing falling snow to create blizzard conditions in Thompson Pass.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 881665. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

Tornadoes near your address

See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.