The Dexes / Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow / 5630449
Eventdex · Winter Storm, Blizzard & Heavy Snow
ARCTIC SLOPE COASTAL
5630449
The record
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| Event typeevent_type | Blizzard |
|---|---|
| NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id | 5,630,449 |
| Episode IDepisode_id | 2,072,797 |
| Begin UTCbegin_utc | 1998-02-24T15:00:00+00:00 |
| End UTCend_utc | 1998-02-25T20:00:00+00:00 |
| Statestate | ALASKA |
| County/zone typecz_type | Z |
| County/zone namecz_name | ARCTIC SLOPE COASTAL |
| Deaths directdeaths_direct | 0 |
| Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect | 0 |
| Injuries directinjuries_direct | 0 |
| Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect | 0 |
| Episode narrativeepisode_narrative | A persistant moderate pressure gradient over Western Alaska produced a variety of extreme winter weather - several periods of low wind chills over the Bering Strait (Tin City ranged from -70F to -80F - Gambell observations not available), and also over Zone 3 at Point Hope (-70F to -84F) and Shishmaref ( -70F yo -74F), and Zone 1 at Point Lay (-85F to -90F). Also Blizzard condition occurred at Point Lay at the end of this time when clouds and snow moved in, along with strong winds at Point Lay with highest sustained winds at 40 kt and gust to 44 kt. |
| Yearyear | 1,998 |
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