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WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
147 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2026
AKZ743-750-231515-
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CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GAKONA, COPPER CENTER, MENTASTA LAKE,
SLANA, NEBESNA, CHISTOCHINA, AND GLENNALLEN
147 PM AKST SUN FEB 22 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7
INCHES FOR THE GLENNALLEN AREA AND 6 TO 13 INCHES ALONG THE TOK
CUTOFF.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY AND TOK CUTOFF, INCLUDING
GLENNALLEN, GAKONA, CHISTOCHINA, AND SLANA.
* WHEN...FROM NOON MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STEADY LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND QUICKLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE
HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF FROM AROUND
CHISTOCHINA TO SLANA MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. SNOW
WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. HOWEVER, GUSTY
NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP AND LEAD TO REDUCED
VISIBILITIES AS THE FRESHLY FALLEN SNOW IS LOFTED AND BLOWN
AROUND. THE GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD
CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
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