Winter Weather in Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

Winter Weather December 4, 2008 – December 6, 2008 · Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 980 mb low 350 miles south of Saint Lawrence Island on the afternoon of the 4th weakened to 1002 mb near Kodiak Island on the afternoon of the 6th. A moist flow of air from the Bering Sea brought a prolonged period of snowfall to the Bettles area. A total of 6.7 inches of snow was observed from 7 pm on the 4th through 2 pm on the 6th.

The wider storm

A 980 mb low 350 miles south of Saint Lawrence Island on the afternoon of the 4th weakened to 1002 mb near Kodiak Island during the afternoon of the 6th. A moist flow of air from the Bering Sea brought a prolonged period of snowfall to the Bettles area. A total of 6.7 inches of snow was observed from 1900AKST on the 4th through 1400AKST on the 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 137182. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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