Heavy Snow — Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

2003-02-09 to 2003-02-10 · Upper Koyukuk Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Heavy snow fell along a slow moving warm frontal boundary that stretched eastward from a low pressure center near Bettles, to the Canadian border. Locations reporting 6 inches of snowfall in less than 24 hours included the augmented Bettles ASOS site, and the Department of Transportation observing sites at Coldfoot and Sevenmile Camp.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5340690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.