Winter Storm Warning issued October 18 at 2:59PM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
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* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches expected, with 2 to 5 inches from Northway to the Alcan Border along the Alaska Highway. Locally higher snow totals of 12 to 18 inches possible between Tanacross and Dot Lake. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...Delta Junction, Fortymile Country, and Upper Tanana Valley. * WHEN...From 10 PM Monday 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. 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.
- Event time
- Source last updated
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- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- AK, US
- Severity
- Severe
- area
- Fortymile Country; Upper Tanana Valley; Delta Junction
- event
- Winter Storm Warning
- onset
- 2026-10-19T22:00:00-08:00
- states
- ["AK"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-18T14:59:00-08:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5bcf99b73db5941c7d57ec150e113a34c2c891ff.002.2
- references
- []
- instruction
- 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.
- message type
- Alert
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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