Heavy Snow in Copper River Basin, Alaska

Heavy Snow January 13, 2022 · Copper River Basin, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Department of Transportation reported 14 inches of snow near mile 46 with 10 inches of snow at one of the park services in Valdez. Department of Transportation also reported 6 inches of snow at Ernestine Camp itself near mile 62.

The wider storm

A storm system moving northeastward through the Gulf of Alaska sent heavy precipitation in the form of heavy snow to the Copper River Basin and Prince William Sound area as it ran into Arctic air already in place.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1018125. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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