Heavy Snow — Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

2020-04-04 to 2020-04-06 · Lower Kobuk & Noatak Valleys, Alaska

Event narrative

Pictures on social media with Red Dog Mine tagged, reporting blowing wet snow for several hours, having to clean exits of mine buildings every hour.

Wider weather episode

Strong low pressure produced heavy snow and blizzard conditions for much of the west coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 875672. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.