Forecasters expect four more storms to hit Western Alaska through next week

National Weather Service forecasters in Fairbanks are tracking four more storms behind the one now hitting Western Alaska, and the State Emergency Operations Center will stay at heightened readiness through next week.

"A very active pattern is underway across Western AK, with five storms expected through next week," NWS Fairbanks said in a post Friday. After the current system, the office expects impacts Sunday into Monday, Monday into Tuesday and Tuesday into Wednesday. It is "watching closely for tropical remnants" in a fifth storm expected Thursday into Friday. Kotzebue Sound is already under a coastal flood watch for the Monday and Tuesday system.

The current storm brought gusts of 50 to 70 mph to the West Coast. Flooding cut Hooper Bay off from its airstrip early Friday afternoon, according to the Fairbanks office's Friday Northern Alaska forecast discussion. A coastal flood warning there, for water 5 to 7 feet above mean high tide, ran until 10 pm Friday, followed by a high surf advisory in effect until 4 pm Saturday.

The Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said Friday the emergency center has contacted communities that could be affected to make sure they are prepared. Staff will monitor through the weekend and work with response partners on real-time updates, the division said.

"With additional storms expected to follow this current system, SEOC operations will remain at heightened readiness over the next week," the division said. The center publishes its preparedness levels online.

Inland, a special weather statement covering Fairbanks to the Denali Borough warns that rain and snowmelt could refreeze on roads overnight, making travel slick Monday night into Tuesday. On the Dalton Highway, a winter weather advisory for Atigun Pass calls for 3 to 6 inches of snow and gusts to 55 mph through 10 pm Monday. The weather service tells drivers to check 511.alaska.gov or call 511.

Fall sea storms and the remnants of Typhoon Halong displaced more than 1,500 people across western Alaska in October 2025, according to a presentation at a Nov. 5, 2025, Anchorage Public Health and Safety Committee meeting.