Heavy Snow — Susitna Valley, Alaska

2020-11-27 · Susitna Valley, Alaska

Event narrative

Eagle Song Lodge, located 25 mi SW of Willow, AK, reported 18 inches of snow in 12 hours. This brought their seasonal snow total up to 62 inches before the end of November. Further to the north near Yentna, AK, there were anecdotal reports of over 2 feet of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A North Pacific Low approaching the South Mainland of Alaska brought an early season heavy snow event to many areas of the Susitna Valley. While this area can be accustomed to heavy snowfall, and is popular for winter recreating, heavy snow in the first week of November was unusual.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 930547. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.