Blizzard — St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

2021-01-11 to 2021-01-12 · St Lawrence Is. Bering Strait, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A tight pressure gradient set up over the Bering strait between low pressure over the Seward Penn and high pressure over Russia. Blizzard conditions were reported along the Bering strait on January 11th and continued into the 12th.

Zone 213: Blizzard conditions reported at the Brevig Mission AWOS with a peak gust of 48 kt (55 mph).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 938010. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.