Heavy Snow — Lower Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

2022-02-15 to 2022-02-16 · Lower Kuskokwim Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

Aniak Tribal Svcs reported 18 inches. Chuathbaluk reported 24 inches over two days.

Wider weather episode

A large storm system in the North Pacific moved northward towards Southern Alaska and brought a myriad of precipitation types. Moisture overran the Arctic air at the surface that was entrenched across the southern Mainland resulting in the hazardous winter weather.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1019131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.