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Anchorage, Alaska Faces Extreme Weather with Record Snowfall, Low Pressure
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Gulf of Alaska Storm Hits with 960 mb Pressure; Anchorage Snowfall Breaks Records, Causes Chaos
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A powerful storm with a sea level pressure of 960 mb hit the Gulf of Alaska. In Anchorage, the sea level pressure bottomed out at 969.1 mb, with a 1-year recurrence interval. The snow depth reached 16 inches, the second deepest for this time of the year. Anchorage established a continuous winter snowpack 4 days earlier than the median date over the last 40 years. The NWS Anchorage office measured 3.2" of snow, making it the 3rd snowiest non-overlapping 6-day period on record. Heavy snowfall caused chaos in Anchorage, with heavy-duty equipment working to clear the city.