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Heavy Snow in S. Slopes of Ern Brooks Range, Alaska

Heavy Snow October 10, 2008 – October 12, 2008 · S. Slopes of Ern Brooks Range, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The cooperative observer in Wiseman reported a storm total of 13 inches of snow.

The wider storm

A strong southerly flow of moist air from the Gulf of Alaska interacted with a strong cold front to produce heavy snow along the south facing slopes of the Brooks Range. The snow developed during the evening of the 10th, and continued through the early morning hours of the 12th. The Wiseman cooperative station observed 13 inches of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 131045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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