A deep area of low pressure caused strong winds in eastern Norton Sound.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A deep area of low pressure caused strong winds in eastern Norton Sound.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 2, 5:50 AM AKST, 3 hours 51 minutes earlier.
Northern Alaska Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 550 AM AKST Wed Feb 2 2022 .SYNOPSIS... Strong east to northeast winds will continue to be the headlined weather concerns going through tomorrow across northern Alaska. In the Interior, blowing snow on highway summits and cold wind chills continue to be the main impacts this morning. Out west, strong winds persisting through today with the winds strengthening tonight. Light snow chances will be limited to areas of the Yukon Delta today before the next push for snow along the southern portions of the forecast area Thursday night into Friday. && .DISCUSSION... A transition to a prolonged troughing pattern aloft over northern Alaska has commenced this morning, as the persist ridging pattern ends. Troughing in the Bering Sea and in the high Arctic will work to break down the remnant ridging over the eastern Interior on Thursday. The ridging will build back into the eastern Interior by Saturday before the Arctic trough digs across the North Slope going into the weekend. The Arctic trough will become the dominant feature over northern Alaska going into next week. This upper level troughing pattern will result in clear conditions becoming more cloudy beginning on Thursday, as surface high pressure across the Interior weakens and a surface low in the Gulf of Alaska pushes a front to the southern portion of the forecast area. This front will dissipate going into Saturday over the southern Interior, with what looks like another round of light snow pushing into the Western Interior and eventually into the Interior late into the weekend. The digging of the Arctic trough across northern Alaska late weekend would result in a cooling trend going into next week as conditions clear. Central and Eastern Interior... Cold valley temperatures continue once again this morning across the Interior. The coldest spots are mainly across the Yukon Flats and southeast to Eagle, which are in the 40s below zero. Similar conditions expected tonight across these areas, with the Fairbanks area reaching near 30 below zero ahead of a warming trend on Friday. Strong east winds gusting to 35 to 45 mph is causing continued blowing snow and cold wind chill issues for highway summits this morning and is expected to last into tomorrow night as the winds begin to diminish. Clear conditions across the Interior will last into tomorrow as a weather front brings increasing clouds and chances for snow on Friday. No significant snow accumulations is expected with this front going into Saturday. By this point, Saturday temperatures will warm into the single digits to teens above zero for highs and single digits to teens below zero for lows. North Slope and Brooks Range... Mostly quiet conditions along the North Slope this morning, with low to mid-stratus encompassing areas along the eastern Arctic Coast and the Arctic Plains. Temperatures have dropped into the deep 20s below zero for most areas and will continue to trend colder to the deep 30s below zero going into the weekend. Surface high pressure in the Chukchi Sea is keeping most areas with light winds, with the exception of the Western Arctic Coast, where winds are easterly in the 15 to 20 mph range going into Friday. West Coast and Western Interior... Windy conditions remains the significant weather out west, particularly in the Bering Strait, Norton Sound, Yukon Delta, and Lower Yukon Valley regions over the next couple of days. Winds may decrease some today before another surge of strong east winds beginning tonight. Winds gusting 60 to 70 mph is not out of the question, particularly for Unalakleet, which has seen wind gusts to 60 mph over the last day or so. Hence, a slew of wind related hazards are in effect for these regions going into tomorrow night. Some light snow is possible across the Yukon Delta and Lower Yukon Valley region today before the next round of snow possibilities beginning Thursday afternoon, but no significant snow accumulations are expected going through Friday. Temperatures remain warm in the single digits to teens above zero in windy spots with generally single digits to 20s below zero in areas that aren't windy this morning. These conditions are expected to remain similar in these areas going into Friday. Coastal Hazard Potential Days 3 and 4...None. Extended Forecast Days 4 to 7... The troughing pattern aloft looks to become more dominated by the Arctic trough Saturday into Sunday, leading to another cool down into early next week. Chances for snow remain through most of the weekend, so warmer temperatures expected through the weekend ahead of a cooling trend starting on Monday. Beyond Monday, divergence in model solutions lowers the confidence of continued cold versus another warming trend going into the middle of the week. && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... Wind Chill Advisory for AKZ224. High Wind Warning for AKZ212. Wind Advisory for AKZ215. Winter Weather Advisory for AKZ213-AKZ219-AKZ220-AKZ221. Gale Warning for PKZ200-PKZ210. Brisk Wind Advisory for PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225. && FEB 22
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong easterly winds persisted over eastern Norton Sound for over 24 hours with routine over 60 mph. The strong winds caused the schools to be cancelled in Unalakleet. The winds also caused damage to sheet metal roofing of several sheds in Unalakleet and knocked over two light poles.
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