Heavy Snow — Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska

2022-02-17 to 2022-02-18 · Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska

Event narrative

Trims DOT Camp reports just 12-24 inches of snow south of the camp along the Richardson Highway in a little over 24 hours. This caused the Richardson Highway to be closed for several hours.

Wider weather episode

A weather front brought significant snow to the eastern Alaska Range.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1014115. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.