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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

Winter Storm Watch · Yukon Flats. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 14:06 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 14:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 18 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Fairbanks AK · Yukon Flats
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 19 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 20 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 8 inches possible. * WHERE...Yukon Flats. * WHEN...From Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 14:17 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 14:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Winter Storm Watch issued October 18 at 6:06AM AKDT until October 21 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 14:06 UTC

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  "expiresAt": "2026-10-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "certainty": "Possible",
  "messageType": "Alert",
  "status": "Source alert",
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  "coordinates": null,
  "issuer": "NWS Fairbanks AK",
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  "instruction": "Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.",
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