Weather Alerts For Fairbanks/Eielson AFB, AK

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 708 PM AKST Sun Dec 21 2025 White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River-Upper Chena River Valley-Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha-Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills-Chatanika River Valley-Two Rivers- Fairbanks Metro Area-Nenana-Central Interior-Northern Denali Borough- Including the cities of the Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, Eagle Summit, Chena Hot Springs, Moose Creek, the Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Ester Dome, Eielson AFB, the Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325, Nenana, Harding Lake, Manley Hot Springs, Circle Hot Springs, Twelvemile Summit, Livengood, the Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Fox, Haystack, Murphy Dome, the Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124, Two Rivers, Tanana, the Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32, Anderson, Minto, the Parks Highway from MP 237 to MP 288, the Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38, Kantishna, the Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134, Fairbanks, North Pole, Rampart, Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Birch Lake, Fort Wainwright, the Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Denali National Park, Ester, Lake Minchumina, Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34, Healy, and Salcha 708 PM AKST Sun Dec 21 2025 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. For Fairbanks North Star Borough and Central Interior, total snow accumulations between 6 and 10 inches possible. For the Western Alaska Range, total snow accumulations of 7 to 14 inches possible. Above 2,000 feet, wind gusts up to 35 mph possible. Visibility as low as one half mile at times due to falling and blowing snow possible. * WHERE...Fairbanks North Star Borough, Central Interior, Western Alaska Range. * WHEN...From Tuesday evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Slow down and use caution while traveling. Resuspended snow from vehicular traffic could cause significantly reduced visibilities on area roadways. Additional Details: Snow is expected to develop from west to east across the region by Tuesday night or very early Wednesday morning. There is increasing confidence that the heaviest snowfall will likely occur between 6am and 6pm Wednesday before slowly tapering off Thursday morning. The highest snowfall amounts will likely be along the western facing slopes of the Alaska Range. Winds will be between 5 and 15 mph for valley locations with winds up to 35 mph at higher elevation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation. &&