Fast Moving Winter Storm

Observation: The community Village Public Safety Officer (VPSO) coordinator in Nome mentioned, "it's picking up a bit" with-in the past hour. By 1300 hours (1:00 PM) that afternoon the winter storm had increased in intensity. When looking at the two images, you may notice the decreased visiability. Tonya James, ANTHC for Nome, Alaska VPSO

Media:

The Nome Nugget – New Year's storm pummels Bering Strait, St. Lawrence Island, "In Nome, National Weather Service meteorological technician Chris Clarke described the multi-day weather event as a series of storms. A general, stationary low pressure system in the Bering Sea set the stage for numerous low pressure systems to follow. The weather pattern began to shift around December 21 with more easterly winds and snowfall. Around December 28 the most significant change in temperature occurred when temperatures shot up from minus 13°F on Dec. 28 around noon to 34°F on 10:37 a.m. the next day. Clarke reports peak winds gusting in Nome at 53 mph at 3 a.m. on Dec. 29." By Diana Haecker, TNN - Nome (2017-01-06)