Heavy Snow — Fairbanks Metro Area, Alaska

2024-12-12 to 2024-12-13 · Fairbanks Metro Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Numerous spotter reports across the Fairbanks metro area reported 8 to 15 inches of new snow in 24 hours. This includes 15 at Ester, 13 at North Pole, and 12 2 miles southwest of College.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system tracked north from the Gulf of Alaska on December 12th and settled over the interior of central Alaska on December 13th. A nearly stationary band of moderate to heavy snowfall set up over portions of the central and eastern Interior producing an extended period of accumulating snowfall. At the same time a strong Arctic High to the north produced very strong winds along the North Slope which resulted in blowing snow and blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1227103. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.