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Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 2:37PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Winter Storm Watch · South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC
First saved by us: 20 October 2026 at 21:40 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 21 October 2026
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Issuer / area: NWS Fairbanks AK · South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range; Noatak Valley
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 24 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC / 26 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations between 10 and 20 inches possible. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Noatak Valley and South Slopes of the Western Brooks Range. * WHEN...From Friday afternoon through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.

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20 October 2026 at 22:40 UTC

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Title: Before
Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 1:35PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
After
Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 2:37PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Source updated: Before
20 October 2026 at 21:35 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC
Effective from: Before
20 October 2026 at 21:35 UTC
After
20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC
Message expiry: Before
22 October 2026 at 06:15 UTC
After
22 October 2026 at 06:00 UTC
Message type: Before
Alert
After
Update
Source status: Before
Source alert
After
Source update
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.54ced5a0205547be32980cb032ad85bb55c15da8.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.9f939c35620fa9e374d3ae925408d616ea1b0ff9.006.1

Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 22:37 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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First saved record · 20 October 2026 at 21:40 UTC

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20 October 2026 at 21:40 UTC

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Our first saved version of Winter Storm Watch issued October 20 at 1:35PM AKDT until October 25 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 20 October 2026 at 21:35 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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