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Heavy Snow in Cook Inlet-susitna Valley, Alaska

Heavy Snow October 28, 1997 – October 29, 1997 · Cook Inlet-susitna Valley, Alaska

The wider storm

Arctic front overrunning produced heavy snowfall across much of the Cook Inlet/Susitna Valley. Heaviest amounts were reported around Trapper Creek (just north of Talkeetna along the George Parks Highway) with 18 inches and Nikiski (just north of Kenai along the Sterling Highway) where 15 inches fell in about 24 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5618045. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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