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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
AKZ839-840-843-200615-
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TANANA FLATS-EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA-TWO RIVERS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BIRCH LAKE, EIELSON AFB, MOOSE CREEK,
HARDING LAKE, THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 317 TO MP 346, CHENA
HOT SPRINGS ROAD FROM MP 12 TO MP 34, TWO RIVERS, THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 295 TO MP 317, AND SALCHA
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND
10 INCHES.
* WHERE...EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA, HARDING LAKE, AND TWO RIVERS.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A VERY SHARP GRADIENT BETWEEN LIGHT AND HEAVY
SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON TUESDAY. IF THIS GRADIENT IS WEST OF THE AREA,
TOTALS WILL LIKELY END UP ON THE HIGHER END OF THIS FORECAST RANGE.
IF THE GRADIENT IS TO THE EAST OF THE AREA, SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE ON THE LOWER END OF THIS RANGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER IN YOUR
VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ849-850-200615-
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EASTERN ALASKA RANGE NORTH OF TRIMS CAMP-EASTERN ALASKA RANGE
SOUTH OF TRIMS CAMP-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 TO MP
224, TRIMS CAMP, DONNELLY DOME, BLACK RAPIDS, AND THE RICHARDSON
HIGHWAY FROM MP 224 TO MP 259
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
..WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 24 TO 36
INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 2500 FEET WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS ABOVE PASS
LEVEL AND 12 TO 24 INCHES EXPECTED BELOW 2500 FEET. WINDS COULD
GUST AS HIGH AS 40 MPH. SNOWFALL RATES COULD EXCEED ONE INCH AN
HOUR AT TIMES.
* WHERE...EASTERN ALASKA RANGE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 AM AKDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FOLLOWING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS NORTH OF
TRIMS CAMP TODAY, HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BUILD IN TODAY INTO
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO BEING OUT OF THE NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER, AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ835>837-200615-
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FORTYMILE COUNTRY-UPPER TANANA VALLEY-DELTA JUNCTION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF NORTHWAY, CHICKEN, TETLIN, DELTA
JUNCTION, ALCAN, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY SOUTH OF MP 9, EAGLE, THE TOK
CUTOFF NORTH OF MP 105, FORT GREELY, THE ALASKA HIGHWAY EAST OF
MP 1392, TANACROSS, THE TAYLOR HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 9, DELTANA,
AND TOK
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12
INCHES EXPECTED, WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECTED FROM NORTHWAY TO THE
ALCAN BORDER ALONG THE ALASKA HIGHWAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SNOW TOTALS
OF 12 TO 16 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY BETWEEN TANACROSS
AND DOT LAKE. WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH. RAIN MAY MIX WITH
SNOW IN THE UPPER TANANA VALLEY AROUND NORTHWAY TO THE ALCAN
BORDER.
* WHERE...DELTA JUNCTION, FORTYMILE COUNTRY, AND UPPER TANANA VALLEY.
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTHWEST WIND GUSTS MAY BE AS HIGH AS 35 MPH
TUESDAY MORNING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER, AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ833-834-838-200615-
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YUKON FLATS-WHITE MOUNTAINS AND HIGH TERRAIN SOUTH OF THE YUKON
RIVER-UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE STEESE HIGHWAY NORTH OF MP 124, CHENA
HOT SPRINGS, STEVENS VILLAGE, LIVENGOOD, CHENA HOT SPRINGS ROAD
EAST OF MP 34, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 32 TO MP 134,
TWELVEMILE SUMMIT, EAGLE SUMMIT, VENETIE, THE DALTON HIGHWAY FROM
MP 0 TO MP 38, CIRCLE HOT SPRINGS, CIRCLE, BEAVER, THE STEESE
HIGHWAY FROM MP 85 TO MP 124, CENTRAL, AND FORT YUKON
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM
AKDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10
INCHES EXPECTED. WIND COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 35 MPH ACROSS HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.
* WHERE...UPPER CHENA RIVER VALLEY, SOUTHERN AND EASTERN YUKON FLATS,
WHITE MOUNTAINS, AND EAGLE SUMMIT.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. GUSTY WINDS COULD LEAD TO
AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE HALF
MILE AT TIMES.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE WILL BE A NARROW SNOW GRADIENT. THE
HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR HEAVIEST SNOW LIES SOUTHEAST OF FORT YUKON.
WEST AND NORTH OF THERE, THE LIKELIHOOD FOR HEAVIER SNOW DROPS
QUICKLY. LOCATIONS NEAR BEAVER AND LIVENGOOD MAY END UP GETTING
CLOSER TO 2 TO 4 INCHES OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, WATER, AND WARM
CLOTHING IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV OR CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ847-848-200615-
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NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-SOUTHERN DENALI BOROUGH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 202 MP 237,
CANTWELL, CARLO CREEK, HEALY, ANDERSON, KANTISHNA, THE PARKS
HIGHWAY FROM MP 237 TO MP 288, AND DENALI NATIONAL PARK
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 5 AND 10
INCHES. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 40 MPH.
* WHERE...DENALI BOROUGH.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...NORTH AND WEST OF HEALY, THE CHANCE FOR HEAVY
SNOW DROPS OFF QUICKLY DUE TO A NARROW GRADIENT OF SNOW. THERE IS
POTENTIAL FOR GREATER THAN 6 INCHES IN HEALY BUT ONLY A FEW INCHES
IN ANDERSON. WE ARE MONITORING THIS CLOSELY AND WILL CONTINUE TO
UPDATE AS DETAILS BECOME CLEARER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
AKZ841-842-844-845-200615-
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GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS-CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY-
FAIRBANKS METRO AREA-NENANA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ESTER, FOX, NORTH POLE, THE PARKS HIGHWAY
FROM MP 325 TO MP 342, THE ELLIOTT HIGHWAY FROM MP 1 TO MP 32,
NENANA, FORT WAINWRIGHT, THE PARKS HIGHWAY FROM MP 290 TO 325,
HAYSTACK, MURPHY DOME, ESTER DOME, THE STEESE HIGHWAY FROM MP
12 TO MP 85, AND FAIRBANKS
1008 AM AKDT MON OCT 19 2026
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BETWEEN 3 AND 7
INCHES.
* WHERE...FAIRBANKS, FOX, CHATANIKA, ESTER AND NENENA.
* WHEN...FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL COULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW
COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY INTO
TONIGHT. HEAVIER SNOW IS EXPECTED TUESDAY. THERE IS HIGH
UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PLACEMENT OF THE HEAVIER SNOW. THIS DETAIL
WILL BE CRUCIAL IN DETERMINING WHICH SPOTS GET 6 INCHES OR MORE
VERSUS 3 INCHES OR LESS. A 30 MILE CHANGE EAST OR WEST WILL RESULT
IN DRASTIC DIFFERENCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV OR
CALL 5 1 1 FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS.
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