Special Weather Statement
Status
Issued ExpiredStart Time
Thu 05/01/2025 01:26 PM EDTEnd Time
Fri 05/02/2025 05:00 AM EDTImpacts
Informational
Locations Affected
Fairbanks Intl Airport, AK ∙ Delta Junction, AK ∙ Livengood, AK ∙ Eagle Village, AK ∙ Fairbanks Wainwright Aaf Airport, AK ∙ Nenana, AK ∙ Yukon-Charley Rivers National Recreation Area, AK ∙ Moose Creek, AK ∙ Chicken, AK ∙ Lemeta, AKFull Alert Message
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 926 AM AKDT Thu May 1 2025 ...Moderate to Heavy Precipitation Friday Evening through Saturday Night... A strong front moves north from the Gulf of Alaska bringing rain and snow to the Interior tomorrow through Saturday. Rain/snow showers develop during the late morning around the Fortymile and moves north/west to Fairbanks by early afternoon. Fairbanks may mix with snow Friday night between 10PM and 8AM but snow accumulations are not expected in the valley. Locations above 1500ft will be mostly snow, but may briefly mix with rain Friday afternoon/evening. Snow accumulations are expected to be 2-5 inches in elevations above 1500 ft. Rainfall amounts for the Interior valleys below 1500ft will be around 0.25" with some locally higher amounts up to 0.5" in heavier rain bands. Most of the precipitation will end by late Saturday night across the area leaving Sunday much drier with some sunshine.
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AKZ834-835-837>845-020900- White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River- Fortymile Country-Delta Junction-Upper Chena River Valley- Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha- Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills-Chatanika River Valley- Two Rivers-Fairbanks Metro Area-Nenana- Including Livengood, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit, The Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124, The Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134, The Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38, Eagle, Chicken, The Taylor Highway north of MP 9, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Deltana, Chena Hot Springs, Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34, Birch Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Ester Dome, Murphy Dome, The Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, Haystack, The Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32, The Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Two Rivers, Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, Fox, Nenana, and The Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325 926 AM AKDT Thu May 1 2025
