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Heavy Snow in Upper Kobuk-koyukuk Valley, Alaska

Heavy Snow October 7, 1997 – October 8, 1997 · Upper Kobuk-koyukuk Valley, Alaska

The wider storm

A strom moved northeast across the Bering Sea from Kamchatka, over Northwest Alaska. The system brought winds up as high as 34 kts gusting 43 kts at Point Hope, and 7.5 inches of snow over a 24 hour period at the village of Ambler, in the Northwest Interior of Alaska.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5623215. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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