Heavy Snow — Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

2017-11-11 to 2017-11-13 · Middle Tanana Valley, Alaska

Wider weather episode

Vigorous occluded front pushed through the Interior bringing heavy snow to the Middle Tanana Valley on the 11th and 12th of November 2017. Snowfall from Sunday into Monday was generally 5 to 7 inches in the Fairbanks area, while the areas north and east of Fairbanks had 6 to 10 inches. One foot reported in the Alaska Range.

Some storm snow fall totals ending Monday:

Fairbanks Airport 5.6 inches.

College Observatory 6.5 inches.

South Fox 6.6 inches.

Goldstream Valley Bottom 7.1 inches.

McGrath Road 8.5 inches.

North Pole 9.5 inches.

Keystone Ridge 10.5 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 722039. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.