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Winter Storm Watch
Issued: 8:20 PM Jun. 5, 2026 – National Weather Service
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * WHAT...Moderate to heavy snow and blowing snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches possible. Wind gusts up to 30 mph possible. * WHERE...Central Brooks Range. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through Monday evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Gusty winds could lead to areas of blowing snow which could significantly reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...An unseasonably strong arctic trough will pass over the North Slope and Brooks Range this weekend into the start of next week. Widespread light snow is expected across the Arctic Coast and Arctic Plains, with heaviest totals in the Brooks Range. Winds will be strongest over Atigun Pass, where gusts up to 30 mph are expected. Heaviest snow accumulations are expected Sunday and Monday, particularly along the Dalton Highway from Chandalar Shelf over Atigun Pass to Toolik Lake and Ice Cut Hill. Locally higher totals are expected above pass level. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&
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