SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT – National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
Affecting the areas of Anchorage-Matanuska Valley-Western Kenai Peninsula- Western Prince William Sound-Northeast Prince William Sound-Susitna Valley- Including the cities of…Anchorage…Eagle River…Indian…Eklutna…Palmer…Wasilla…Sutton…Chickaloon…Kenai…Soldotna…Homer…Cooper Landing…Whittier…Seward… Girdwood…Moose Pass…Valdez…Thompson Pass…Talkeetna… Willow…Cantwell
…More snow expected for Southcentral Alaska Thursday and Friday…
Another round of widespread snowfall is expected to impact Southcentral Alaska beginning on Thursday and lasting through the Friday morning commute. A weather system will slowly lift northward from the Alaska Peninsula. Snow will primarily impact the gulf coast and the Kenai Peninsula during the day on Thursday before spreading into Anchorage and the Mat-Su regions late Thursday evening into Friday morning. The greatest snowfall amounts are expected from Seward northward to Turnagain Pass. Significant accumulations are possible along the western Kenai Peninsula, including the Homer area and Kenai. Farther north, several inches of snow will also be possible from Anchorage into the Matanuska and Susitna Valleys, with snow potentially impacting the Friday morning commute and leading to difficult travel conditions in these areas. The heaviest snowfall will then spread eastward towards Valdez and Thompson Pass Friday morning into Friday afternoon.
Although there is high confidence that much of Southcentral Alaska will see accumulating snow from this system, there is still lower confidence on the exact timing and amounts of snowfall. Please visit www.weather.gov/anchorage for your latest forecast and updates on this developing winter weather situation.
