Heavy Snow in Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

Heavy Snow March 5, 2012 – March 7, 2012 · Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

The wider storm

A strong southwest flow aloft combined with a frontal boundary to produce heavy snow in the Fairbanks area. The snow began approximately 1800AKST on the 5th and continued through approximately 2100AKST on the 7th. The Keystone Ridge Co-op Observer on Murphy Dome reported a storm total of 25.1 inches. The Fairbanks International Airport observed a storm total of 11.3 inches. Most of the low elevation sites in the Fairbanks and North Pole areas observed a storm total of 11 to 16 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 359842. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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