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Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
014 WWAK81 PAFC 091456 SPSAER SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK 656 AM AKDT Thu May 9 2024 AKZ102-103-112-126-132-100200- Anchorage-East Turnagain Arm-Matanuska Valley- Western Prince William Sound-Northeast Prince William Sound- Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Indian, Eklutna, Girdwood, Portage, Palmer, Wasilla, Sutton, Chickaloon, Whittier, Seward, Moose Pass, Valdez, and Thompson Pass 656 AM AKDT Thu May 9 2024 ...SNOW LIKELY FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND PASSES WITH MIXED SNOW AND RAIN FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... Periods of snow will continue through early Friday morning for higher elevations above 700 feet and for passes such as Thompson Pass, Turnagain Pass, Summit Lake, Hatcher Pass and the Sutton area. An additional 2 to 4 inches of snow is possible for Thompson Pass and Hatcher Pass, the Anchorage and Eagle River Hillsides, Turnagain Pass, Summit Lake, and the Sutton area through Friday morning. Locally higher amounts are possible, especially across the Upper Hillside of Anchorage and Eagle River. Accumulation on roadways will be difficult due to warm temperatures and standing water following the rain, but the higher elevations may accumulate snow on roadways during the early morning and overnight hours when temperatures are coolest. Additional snow amounts of up to 1 inch are also possible for lower elevations; however, any additional snow will be highly dependent on precipitation intensity and timing of precipitation. The light rain/snow mix this morning is expected to become heavier, and potentially transition back to all snow, this afternoon. The heavier precipitation will then move east over the higher elevations this evening before tapering off by late THursday night or early Friday morning. $$