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Fri Aug 11, 2017, 04:36 PM Aug 2017

SNOW!!!____???

Come on The Weather Channel!!

First Significant U.S. Snowfall of the Season Possible This Weekend

Given the time of year, it's probably no surprise that the location in the U.S. is Alaska (though snow can also fall in the higher terrain of the Lower 48 in August as well).

Winter storm warnings have been issued by the NWS in August during the past two years in our nation's 49th state. This occurred on Aug. 22 (2016) and Aug. 26 (2015), and both were in the Brooks Range.

Snow in northern Alaska during August is not uncommon.

The average first measurable snow in Utqiaġvik, formerly known as Barrow, typically occurs near Aug. 23. Farther south, Fairbanks has seen snow as early as Aug. 25, but the average first measurable snow usually arrives in late September.

https://weather.com/storms/winter/news/first-significant-snowfall-united-states-alaska-2017

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