Heavy Snow in Northern Denali Borough, Alaska

Public reports from Stampede Road northwest of Healy indicated a snowfall total of 20.5 inches in less than 24 hours on the 14th The nearby Healy MAWS (HEAA2) indicated that the snow fell between 5 am and 10 pm with the heaviest snow likely falling during the first 8 hours of the event.

The second week of February saw the first of 3 back to back major winter storms move across Alaska's West Coast and Interior. The week began with abnormally cold readings across the all of Northern and Central Alaska. By Monday a very strong storm system entered the Bering Sea and proceeded to move northeastward across the West Coast and the Interior of Alaska over the next several days. Initially the storm brought heavy snow and strong winds from the Bering Strait coastline down to the Yukon Delta region which resulted in blizzard conditions. As the storm moved deeper into the Interior the storm produced heavy snowfall and occasional snow squalls.