NWS Fairbanks AKBZ.W 0034October 22, 2026
Blizzard Warning: Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, Baldwin Peninsula and 1 more, AK
The National Weather Service office in Fairbanks issued a blizzard warning for Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, Baldwin Peninsula and 1 more in Alaska, in force until 4:00 a.m. local time on October 24. It was the 34th blizzard warning the NWS office in Fairbanks issued in 2026. Alaska had 1 blizzard warning in October 2026, against 1 in an average October of 2008-2025 (Alaska's blizzard warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 18 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Fairbanks AK
- Area
- Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, Baldwin Peninsula and 1 more
- State
- Alaska
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:39 p.m. AKDT, October 22, 2026
- In force from
- 10:00 a.m. AKDT, October 23, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 a.m. AKDT, October 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- PAFG BZ.W 0034
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska since 2008Every warning type in Alaska
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, and Northern Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...From 10 AM Friday to 4 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Visibilities may drop below a quarter mile due to falling and blowing snow. Very strong winds could result in power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and gusty winds will produce blizzard conditions Friday. As south winds continue and temperatures warm, snow will transition to rain potentially as early as Friday evening. Strongest wind gusts will be Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning.
What the agency told people to do
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.