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Winter Storm Warning issued October 18 at 3:08PM AKDT until October 19 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK

Winter Storm Warning · Noatak Valley. Severe; likely; urgency: expected.

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Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 23:08 UTC
First saved by us: 18 October 2026 at 23:17 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 19 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Fairbanks AK · Noatak Valley
Certainty / urgency: Likely / Expected
Message expiry (not hazard end): 19 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 18 October 2026 at 23:08 UTC / 20 October 2026 at 00:00 UTC

Archived official description

* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 4 and 7 inches. * WHERE...Red Dog Mine. * WHEN...Until 4 PM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Storm total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches. Wind gusts to 35 mph will result in very low visibility at times.

Instructions in this archived message

If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of an emergency.

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First saved record · 18 October 2026 at 23:17 UTC

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18 October 2026 at 23:17 UTC

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Our first saved version of Winter Storm Warning issued October 18 at 3:08PM AKDT until October 19 at 4:00PM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 18 October 2026 at 23:08 UTC

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