NWS / NOAA weather: Blizzard Warning issued October 23 at 2:56AM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations
between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph.
* WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk
Valley, and Northern Seward Peninsula.
* WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 4 AM AKDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow
could significantly reduce visibility. Visibilities may drop below
a quarter mile due to falling and blowing snow. Very strong winds
could result in power outages.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and gusty winds will produce blizzard
conditions Friday. As south winds continue and temperatures warm,
snow will transition to rain potentially as early as Friday
evening. Strongest wind gusts will be Friday afternoon into early
Saturday morning.
- Severity
- Extreme (5/5) · CAP Extreme
- This month
- 158th Weather alert at severity 5+ in the last 30 days