AREAS AFFECTED : TANANA FLATS; EIELSON AFB AND SALCHA; GOLDSTREAM VALLEY AND NENANA HILLS; CHATANIKA RIVER VALLEY; TWO RIVERS; FAIRBANKS METRO AREA; NENANA; CENTRAL INTERIOR; NORTHERN DENALI BOROUGH
* WHAT...Heavy snow expected. For the Central Interior and Fairbanks
North Star Borough, total snow accumulations between 6 and 10
inches. For locations near the Western Alaska Range, total snow
accumulations between 7 and 14 inches. Winds gusting to 15 mph.
Visibility as low as one half mile at times due to falling and
blowing snow.
* WHERE...Fairbanks North Star Borough, Central Interior, Western
Alaska Range.
* WHEN...From 6 PM Tuesday to 9 AM AKST Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Slow down and use
caution while traveling. Resuspended snow from vehicular traffic
could cause significantly reduced visibilities on area roadways.
Additional Details: Snow is expected to develop from west to east by
late Tuesday evening, with snow arriving in the Fairbanks area by
midnight. The heaviest snowfall rates will likely occur between 6 am
and 6 pm Wednesday before slowly tapering off Thursday morning.