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WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
339 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2026
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CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY-TOK CUTOFF-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF COPPER CENTER, GLENNALLEN, NEBESNA,
SLANA, CHISTOCHINA, MENTASTA LAKE, AND GAKONA
339 PM AKST MON FEB 23 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 2 AND 6
INCHES FROM GLENNALLEN TO GAKONA AND 6 TO 12 INCHES ALONG THE TOK
CUTOFF.
* WHERE...CENTRAL COPPER VALLEY AND TOK CUTOFF, INCLUDING
GLENNALLEN, GAKONA, CHISTOCHINA, AND SLANA.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. VISIBILITY REDUCED TO
ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE THIS EVENING
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE AREA OF HIGHEST ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED ALONG THE TOK CUTOFF FROM AROUND CHISTOCHINA TO SLANA.
MUCH LESS SNOW IS EXPECTED AS YOU HEAD SOUTH FROM GLENNALLEN DOWN
TO CHITINA. 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 AND PERHAPS BEYOND.
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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