ANCHORAGE; ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER; EA… — * WHAT...Moderate to heavy snowfall possible.
* WHERE...Anchorage and Eagle River (all elevations), East Turnagain Arm, Western Kenai Peninsula, Southern Kenai Mtns, Interior Kenai Peninsula, and Turnagain Pass.
* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through late Sunday night.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Longwave troughing in the Bering Sea hedges east as inverted troughing in the Gulf of Alaska tracks west. A snow band will set up and stall over Anchorage/Kenai Peninsula tomorrow afternoon through Sunday bringing rounds of moderate to heavy snowfall. There is moderate uncertainty as to where the snow band will ultimately end up, resulting in lower confidence for snowfall amounts. Warmer temperatures filters in Sunday afternoon from east to west, transitioning snow to rain.
*Low/High end values are as follows:
- Anchorage/Eagle River & western Kenai Peninsula: 2-4" (Low end)/6-10" (High end). Higher elevations: up to a foot possible.
- Seward: 1-3" (Low end)/3-6" (High end).
- Turnagain Pass to Moose Pass: 7 to 11" possible.
- Portage: 9-11" with snowfall rates of up to 1" an hour.
Winter weather in Anchorage; Anchorage Hillside / Eagle River; East Turnagain Arm; Portage; Southern Kachemak Bay; SW Kenai Peninsula; NW Kenai Peninsula; Skilak Lake; Southern Kenai Mtns; Interior Kenai Peninsula; Turnagain Pass makes roads dangerous, increases the risk of power loss, and can cause cold-related injury during outages. Stranded vehicles are a common hazard.
This report is based on information from NWS, monitored by Alert USA's verified emergency feed.
Expect a high chance of travel disruptions, elevated power-outage risk, and heating stress during any extended loss of service.
Recommended steps: avoid non-essential travel; keep heat sources clear and ventilated; have blankets and a way to charge a phone; check on family and neighbors.
Alert USA is tracking this winter storm and will update this report as verified information becomes available.
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