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Heavy Snow in Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula, Alaska

Heavy Snow October 31, 2015 · Nrn & Intr. Seward Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

An estimated 6 inches of snow fell at the Pargon Creek SNOTEL.

The wider storm

A 997 mb low pressure system moved into the Chukchi Sea and the associated warm front moved across the Seward Peninsula during the morning and afternoon hours of the 31st. Higher elevations received an estimated 6 inches of snow. Event continued into November 2nd for higher elevations of zone 217 with total snow fall estimates over one foot.

Zone 210: estimated 6 inches of snow fell at the Pargon Creek SNOTEL during the afternoon.

Zone 217: estimated 14 inches of snow at Salmon river from October 31st through November 2nd.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 603760. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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