Heavy Snow — Copper River Basin, Alaska

2017-12-05 to 2017-12-06 · Copper River Basin, Alaska

Event narrative

Eureka Lodge reported 14 inches of snowfall in 24 hours.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system with an associated warm front moved northward over Prince William Sound and the Copper River Basin. Overrunning brought extremely heavy snow to Thompson Pass, and a rain snow mix caused difficult travel through the Copper River Basin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 726977. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.