Winter Storm Warning, Alaska
SevereGusts up to 40 mph. Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow.
Ended Friday, December 12, 2025.
- Issued
- Expires
- Updated
Places in this warning
How much
- Wind gusts
- Up to 40 mph
Map
- This warning
- Blizzard Warning
- Winter Storm Watch
- Winter Weather Advisory
Details from the National Weather Service
- What
- Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations up to one inch. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
- Where
- Lower Kobuk Valley, Noatak Valley, South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range, and Upper Kobuk Valleys.
- When
- Until 11 in the morning this morning.
- Impacts
- Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially life-threatening. Plan on slippery road conditions. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday morning commute.
Updates
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Cancelled by the National Weather Service. December 12, 2025
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 12, 2025
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 11, 2025
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Snow totals lowered from up to 5 inches to up to 3 inches. Ended for part of the area. December 11, 2025
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Reissued with no change to the times or amounts. December 11, 2025
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Replaces the Winter Weather Advisory. December 11, 2025
Also for these places
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Blizzard Warning, Alaska
ExtremeUp to 3 inches of snow, gusts up to 60 mph.
- Starts
- Friday, 4 in the morning
- Expires
- Saturday, 1 in the morning
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Winter Storm Warning, Alaska
Severe10 to 20 inches of snow, gusts up to 55 mph.
- Starts
- Friday, 4 in the afternoon
- Expires
- Sunday, 4 in the afternoon
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Winter Weather Advisory, Alaska
ModerateGusts up to 50 mph.
- Starts
- Friday, 9 at night
- Expires
- Saturday, 10 in the morning