LIVE BLOG: Winter storm brings widespread heavy snowfall & difficult travel conditions for Southcentral Alaska

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Follow the live blog from the Alaska's Weather Source team as another winter storm is set to bring widespread heavy snowfall and difficult driving conditions to Southcentral Alaska

City roads crews are still working around the clock to completely clear secondary roads and neighborhood streets ahead of this next storm.11:05 a.m. Sunday

Snow started falling along the western Kenai Peninsula late Saturday and early Sunday, and has now spread into the Anchorage Bowl as of mid-Sunday morning. Snowfall rates will continue to increase heading into the afternoon. Current forecast remains on track for the heaviest snow to fall in the Anchorage area later this evening right through the early morning hours on Monday. The heaviest snow will occur a few hours earlier for the western Kenai Peninsula and western Prince William Sound, and a few hours later for the Copper River Basin. Winter storm warnings remain in effect for all of these locations through early Monday afternoon at the latest.

Snowfall totals range from 8 to 24 inches across the entire region, the heaviest amounts into the higher elevations including the Anchorage Hillside. Travel will become extremely difficult — if not dangerous. If you absolutely must travel, have a winter supply kit in your vehicle and travel with extreme caution. To stay up-to-date with the latest information on this storm, on air, online and on demand.

All of Southcentral under Winter Storm Warnings for heavy snowfall & difficult travel Sunday and Monday.Meteorologist Joe Bartosik provides an evening update on the timing of the snow’s arrival across Southcentral, when the heaviest snow falls, and then when it comes to an end. Forecast snow totals by storm’s end late Monday night continue to range from 8 to 24 inches across the region.

 

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Snow, Storms - it's the beauty and magic of Alaska. It does, in fact Snow in Texas & I have ice on my vehicles in both LA & Florida. I am Happy we can get these snows because it serves the natural cycles for the wildlife

Whatever, it’s 5 days later and my street hasn’t been plowed from the last storm 🙄

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