NOAA: 1st Accumulating Snowfall Forecast for Alaska | 6″+ of Snow NOAA’s Alaska branch just announced that they’re expecting the first accumulating snowfall for Alaska tomorrow and tomorrow night. This storm will affect a very large area of Alaska, will drop up to 6″ of snow or more in the higher elevations and will have snow levels as low as sea level by tomorrow night. “REGARDLESS…EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN EARLY SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS SOMEWHAT RARE. FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT…THE EARLIEST RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GREATER THAN A TRACE) WAS THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER 1996 (A TENTH OF AN INCH OF […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2015 1 Comment