Winter Storm Warning for Alaska 12-20″ of Snow Forecast Today

Alaska is ready for winter.  They’ve already gotten some decent snow this month and today, they’re going to add to it.

NOAA is calling for 8-20″ of snow for the Alaska Range today including in Denali National Park where they’ve already seen 6″ of snow today.  We’ve already seen photos of guys ripping 3-foot deep pow in the eastern Alaska Range this week.

NOAA Alaska:

A winter storm is setting its sights on Interior Alaska for another round of significant snowfall in September. Rain across Interior Alaska will gradually transition to snow overnight tonight with precipitation becoming all snow by early Tuesday morning. The snow will increase in intensity Tuesday morning and continue through Wednesday morning before tapering off to scattered snow showers Wednesday.

Snowfall accumulations will range from 6” to 12” north of the Alaska Range. The heaviest snowfall amounts of 8” to 20” will been seen in the Alaska Range including Denali National Park and Healy on the Parks Highway as well as Isabel Pass on the Richardson Highway.” – NOAA Alaska yesterday

NOAA’s WINTER STORM WARNING:

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
449 AM AKDT TUE SEP 29 2015

DENALI-
INCLUDING...HEALY...DENALI NATIONAL PARK...CARLO CREEK...
KANTISHNA

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT
WEDNESDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY.

* SNOW...12 TO 20 INCHES.

* TIMING...SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE GREATLY REDUCED. TRAVEL AND
  OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. YOU SHOULD BE PREPARED
  FOR EXTREME WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS IN THIS AREA.