Winter Storm Watch issued October 18 at 6:06AM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

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   18 October 2026 at 14:17 UTC

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   Winter Storm Watch issued October 17 at 1:47PM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

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   Winter Storm Watch issued October 18 at 6:06AM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

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   17 October 2026 at 21:47 UTC

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   18 October 2026 at 14:06 UTC

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   20 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

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   20 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC

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   18 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC

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   19 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

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   * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches possible. * WHERE...Upper Chena River Valley, White Mountains and Eagle Summit. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds could lead to areas of blowing snow which could reduce visibility below one half mile at times. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northwest wind gusts may be as high as 35 mph Tuesday morning into early Wednesday morning.

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   * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and 10 inches possible. Wind could gust as high as 35 mph across higher elevations. * WHERE...Upper Chena River Valley, White Mountains, and Eagle Summit. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds could lead to areas of blowing snow which could reduce visibility below one half mile at times.

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3797dbb430cd0501d74e5b294510bff1434e2340.002.1

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   https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.015e276ec830f7f557225b895ba7b32f9602aab7.005.1

   Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 14:06 UTC

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     "title": "Winter Storm Watch issued October 18 at 6:06AM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK",
     "eventType": "Winter Storm Watch",
     "occurredAt": "2026-10-18T14:06:00.000Z",
     "issuedAt": "2026-10-18T14:06:00.000Z",
     "timeBasis": "Bulletin issued",
     "effectiveAt": "2026-10-18T14:06:00.000Z",
     "onsetAt": "2026-10-20T18:00:00.000Z",
     "expiresAt": "2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
     "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
     "severity": "Severe",
     "urgency": "Future",
     "certainty": "Possible",
     "messageType": "Update",
     "status": "Source update",
     "place": "White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley",
     "coordinates": null,
     "issuer": "NWS Fairbanks AK",
     "summary": "Winter Storm Watch · White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River; Upper Chena River Valley. Severe; possible; urgency: future.",
     "description": "* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 5 and\n10 inches possible. Wind could gust as high as 35 mph across higher\nelevations.\n\n* WHERE...Upper Chena River Valley, White Mountains, and Eagle\nSummit.\n\n* WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.\n\n* IMPACTS...Travel could be difficult. Gusty winds could lead to\nareas of blowing snow which could reduce visibility below one half\nmile at times.",
     "instruction": "Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.",
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