Light freezing drizzle is expected for areas of the Yukon Delta through Saturday as high pressure moves back over the area behind the front that brought blizzard conditions yesterday and overnight Thursday night. Any ice accumulations are expected to be light, up to a glaze at most. Dense fog is also expected with visibility as […]
* WHAT…Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE…Yukon Delta Coast and St Lawrence Island. * WHEN…From 6 AM Thursday to 3 AM AKST Friday. * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind […]
The prolonged warming event across the Interior, including rainfall on ice, will end this afternoon and evening as a strong arctic cold front moves in with blustery southwest winds and snow showers. Winds expected to gust near 40 mph over higher terrain. Some of these winds could mix down to valley level as well. Temps […]
Intense snow showers moving inland Cook Inlet will persist through mid- morning today. Intense bursts of heavy snow and/or graupel are likely as these showers move across. Snow rates of 1 in/hr and gusty winds to 30 mph may lead to times of blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to one-half mile or less at […]
* WHAT…Snow. Additional snow accumulations of up to two inches. Visibility one half mile at times. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. * WHERE…Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN…Until 3 AM AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The dangerously cold wind chills as low as […]
* WHAT…Heavy snow and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulation of 12 to 20 inches for Thompson Pass. Additional snow accumulation of 6 to 12 inches for Valdez to Keystone Canyon. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE…Northeast Prince William Sound. * WHEN…Until 5 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Areas […]
* WHAT…Large breaking waves of 8 to 13 feet. Shoreline erosion or damage may occur. * WHERE…Along the Homer Spit. * WHEN…From midnight tonight to 5 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS…Localized erosion may occur. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Strong southwesterly winds with gusts to 60 mph will bring large waves into Kachemak Bay. Peak winds are expected […]
* WHAT…Flooding caused by an ice jam is occurring. * WHERE…Kanektok River near Quinhagak. * WHEN…Until 145 PM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS…Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas along the Kanektok River. River or stream flows are elevated. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS… – At 136 PM AKST, State emergency management reported an ice jam on […]
* WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE…South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range and Noatak Valley. * WHEN…Until 9 PM AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS…Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Large snow drifts may develop. * […]
* WHAT…South winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. * WHERE…Delta Junction and Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp. * WHEN…Until 3 PM AKST this afternoon. * IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects and a few power outages may result. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for […]