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Winter Storm in Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska

Winter Storm May 16, 2013 – May 18, 2013 · Ne. Slopes of the Ern Ak Rng, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Over one foot of snow was reported at the Black Rapids lodge by friday evening.

The wider storm

Low pressure in the Gulf of Alaska and an associated warm front produced copious amounts of moisture for the Alaska Range from May 17-18th. Heavy snow developed

from the Richardson Highway westward on the afternoon of the 17th and spread east during that night. Just over one foot of snow was reported at the Black Rapids Lodge on the Richardson Highway.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 449360. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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