Heavy Snow — Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

2025-01-26 to 2025-01-27 · Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

The Bettles Field SNOTEL reported 8 inches of snow in 24 hours.

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 1236940. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.