# Brooks Range warning calls for up to 16 inches of snow as Alaska storm continues

Developing: A National Weather Service warning covers parts of northern Alaska through Monday night, while a Bering Sea storm has disrupted power and flights in western communities. The full extent of impacts remains unclear.

By The Signal Edition | U.S. / Weather
Published: 2026-10-25T16:22:44Z
Updated: 2026-10-25T16:22:44Z
Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/alaska-winter-storm-1jrv7z5
Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/421f1dd433935c3c303ec532096b48b7.avif (Blowing snow reduces visibility on a road near Kotzebue, Alaska.; credit: Source: Alaska’s News Source)

## Summary
- The National Weather Service expects 8 to 16 inches of snow on the south slopes of the Central Brooks Range through 10 p.m. Alaska time Monday.
- The Upper Koyukuk Valley warning forecasts 8 to 12 inches of snow and a glaze of ice.
- Earlier in the storm, Alaska Public Media reported power outages, canceled flights and sheltering in western Alaska communities.

## Warnings cover northern Alaska

A winter storm warning remained in effect Sunday for parts of northern Alaska, where forecasters expected another round of heavy snow Monday. The National Weather Service forecast 8 to 16 inches on the south slopes of the Central Brooks Range, including portions of the Dalton Highway, with gusts up to 35 mph. The warning runs through 10 p.m. Alaska time Monday. [1](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=winter+storm+warning)

In the Upper Koyukuk Valley, including Bettles, Alatna and Allakaket, the Weather Service forecast 8 to 12 inches of snow and a glaze of ice, with wind gusts up to 30 mph. It said travel could become very difficult. Forecasters expected snow in two waves, with a lull Sunday afternoon and night before heavier snow returned Monday. [1](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=winter+storm+warning)

## Western communities report disruptions

The warnings come as a slow-moving Bering Sea storm brought snow and strong winds to western Alaska. In reporting published Friday, Alaska Public Media, citing the National Weather Service and local officials, said gusts above 40 mph were reported offshore and snow fell around the Seward Peninsula. The outlet reported a blizzard warning for the peninsula and much of the Northwest Arctic Borough, and a separate winter storm warning for Noatak and upper Kobuk River communities. [2](https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-10-23/winter-storm-brings-power-outages-flight-cancellations-to-western-alaska)

Alaska Public Media reported that intermittent power outages led Kivalina residents to shelter at the village school, while a generator problem left Nome without power for nearly three hours. Flights were canceled in Nome and Kotzebue, and some local offices and businesses closed early. The report did not give a confirmed injury or death toll; no casualty figures are included here. [2](https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-10-23/winter-storm-brings-power-outages-flight-cancellations-to-western-alaska)

## Conditions remain unsettled

The National Weather Service said the storm pattern would continue bringing heavy precipitation and strong winds to western Alaska, with coastal flooding also possible in parts of the region. The current snow warning in the Brooks Range and Upper Koyukuk Valley is a distinct forecast area; the available reporting does not establish that every listed impact came from the same band of snow. [3](https://www.weather.gov/) [1](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=winter+storm+warning)

The forecast calls for a lighter period Sunday before snow intensifies again Monday in the Central Brooks Range and Upper Koyukuk Valley. Travelers were advised to check Alaska road conditions and carry emergency supplies. The scale of impacts from the next snow round was not yet known Sunday. [1](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=winter+storm+warning)

## Reporting sources
1. [National Weather Service Fairbanks: Winter Weather Message: Brooks Range and Upper Koyukuk Valley warnings](https://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=usa&wwa=winter+storm+warning) (2026-10-25T10:38:00Z)
2. [Alaska Public Media / KNOM and KOTZ: Winter storm brings power outages, flight cancellations to Western Alaska](https://alaskapublic.org/news/public-safety/2026-10-23/winter-storm-brings-power-outages-flight-cancellations-to-western-alaska) (2026-10-24T00:52:00Z)
3. [National Weather Service: Heavy Rainfall This Weekend in the Southern Plains and in South Florida; Bering Sea Storm in Alaska](https://www.weather.gov/) (2026-10-25T00:00:00Z)