Blizzard — Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

2005-01-06 to 2005-01-07 · Yukon Flats Nearby Uplands, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A warm front moved east over northern Alaska on the 5th. from the Bering Sea on the evening of the 5th through the afternoon of the 6th. This created locally heavy snowfall over parts of the interior, as well as likley blizzard conditions over the summits of the Steese Highway, where the Alaska Department of Transportation closed the highway at Eagle Summit and Twelvemile Summit.Heavy Snow was reported at:Zone 224: Eagle Co-operative Observer: 7.0 inches in the 24 hours beginning 0800 AST the 6th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5436437. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.