Winter Weather — Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

2015-09-25 · Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A weather front with plenty of moisture moved over the middle Tanana Valley on the 25th and dropped the first significant snow of the season. Snowfall amounts ranged from 4 to 7 inches around Fairbanks to 9 inches north of Fairbanks. Snow began in the early morning and tapered off late in the late afternoon. A record snowfall of 6.7 inches fell at the Fairbanks airport breaking the previous record of 0.8 inches set in 1996.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 601691. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.