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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
452 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
..HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW CONTINUES FOR THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY
HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE UPPER ELEVATIONS OF
THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY, INCLUDING WHITE PASS, INTO WEDNESDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS SHOULD REMAIN 2000 TO 2500 FEET, LOCATIONS
NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL REMAIN ALL RAIN. HIGH WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED
AND WILL LIKELY LEAD TO BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SKAGWAY AND WHITE PASS
452 AM AKST WED JAN 14 2026
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO
20 INCHES. BLOWING SNOW. WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 65 MPH.
* WHERE...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY ABOVE 2500 FEET.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND IS DISCOURAGED
UNLESS IT IS AN EMERGENCY. VERY STRONG WINDS COULD CAUSE
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE. BLOWING SNOW WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2000
TO 2500 FEET THROUGH THE EVENT SO SNOW WILL MAINLY BE FROM ABOUT
MILE POINT 10 TO WHITE PASS ON THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. SKAGWAY IS
EXPECTED TO STAY RAIN. STRONGER WINDS GUSTS OF 70 MPH OR HIGHER
ARE POSSIBLE LATE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT
PASSES THROUGH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT, FOOD, AND WATER
WITH YOU IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
PEOPLE ARE URGED TO PREPARE THEIR PROPERTY BEFORE THE ONSET OF
WINTER WEATHER.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS, WHERE AVAILABLE, CALL 5 1 1 OR
VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTPS://WEATHER.GOV/JUNEAU
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