Heavy Snow — Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

2012-03-05 to 2012-03-07 · Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

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_id 359842. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.