Alaska severe winter storm to hit with up to 13 inches of snow

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Alaska severe winter storm to hit with up to 13 inches of snow

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Alaska's central Brooks Range, warning of heavy snow later this week that could significantly disrupt travel through Atigun and Anaktuvuk Passes.The advisory, released Monday by NWS Fairbanks, covers the area south of Toolik Lake and remains in effect from Thursday evening through late Friday night. Forecasts call for snow totals ranging from 7 to 13 inches. Interactive maps from Windy.com showed the areas expected to be hit by the extreme weather.June marks the thaw and breakup season for most of Alaska.Though unusual, June snowfall is not unprecedented in ..