\u201cDue to weather and visibility, we are limited on air search at the current time,\u201d it said. People were told not to form their own search parties because the weather was too dangerous.<\/p>\n

The National Guard, the Coast Guard and troopers were also helping with the search, according to the fire department.<\/p>\n

A Federal Aviation Administration weather camera near Nome appeared to show near-whiteout conditions over several hours Thursday afternoon, according to Alaska\u2019s News Source<\/p>\n

Nome, a Gold Rush town, is just south of the Arctic Circle and is known as the ending point of the 1,000-mile (1,610-kilometer) Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. <\/p>\n