Heavy Snow in Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

Heavy Snow October 10, 2019 – October 12, 2019 · Deltana and Tanana, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall totals from 8 to 12 inches were observed across the area with the heaviest snow near Delta Junction. The Granite Creek SNOTEL reported a storm total of 12 inches. A Storm Spotter reported a storm total of 8.3 inches near Banner Creek on the Richardson Hwy. This is about 9 miles southeast of Birch Lake. Social media reports also indicated up to 10 inches of snowfall in Salcha. The heavy snow impacted the Richardson and Alaska Highways with travel delays.

The wider storm

Low pressure moving from the northeast Gulf of Alaska into the eastern Interior along the Alaska-Yukon Territory produced heavy snow over portions of the eastern Interior and Alaska Range October 9-11th. Storm total snowfall ranged from 8 inches to 14 inches, heaviest in the Alaska range and upper Tanana Valley.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 850912. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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