Heavy Snow — South Slopes of the Central Brooks Range, Alaska

2025-01-23 to 2025-01-24 · South Slopes of the Central Brooks Range, Alaska

Event narrative

The Wiseman COOP observer reported 13.2 inches of new snow for the 24 hours ending at 8am on January 24th.

Wider weather episode

A series of three strong low pressure centers moved northward through the Bearing with the last one pushing a strong cold front into the interior. These storms resulted in heavy snowfall across western and northern Alaska with a mix of snow a freezing rain throughout the interior. Strong winds also occurred creating blizzard conditions across several communities over the course of five days.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1236938. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.