Heavy Snow, Wrn Tanana Vly Wrn Yukon Vly
- When
- November 28, 9:00 AM AST to 5:00 PM AST
- Where
- Wrn Tanana Vly Wrn Yukon Vly forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 28, 2003
Heavy snow was reported by the following Co-operative observers:Zone 221 - Manley: 7 inches. 4 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AFG wrote it up.
A disturbance aloft moved east over the central interior producing locally heavy snow amounts.Heavy snow was reported by the following Co-operative observers:Zone 221 - Manley: 7 inches. Snow estimated to begin at 2200 AST on the 27th and reached 6 inches on the 28th at 1500 AST.Zone 222: Keystone Ridge: 9.6 inches; Ester 5NE: 6.4 inches. Snow estimated to begin at 2300 AST on the 27th and reached 6 inches at 1200 AST on the 28th.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Middle Tanana Valley
- When
- November 28, 12:00 PM AST to 11:00 PM AST
- Where
- Middle Tanana Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Washington, November 28, 2003
- Tornado in Florida, November 28, 2003
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, November 28 to 29, 2003
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 28 to 30, 2003
- High Wind in Montana, November 28, 2003
- Winter Weather in Indiana, November 28, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 28, 2003
- Marine Thunderstorm Winds in North Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 28, 2003
- Flooding in Washington, November 28 to 29, 2003
- High Wind in Oregon, November 28, 2003
- High Wind in Wyoming, November 28 to 29, 2003
- Winter Storm in Montana, November 28 to 29, 2003
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, November 2003
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5336280, 5336281.