March brought a series of dangerous and disruptive weather events across Alaska.
March brought a series of dangerous and disruptive weather events across Alaska. Severe cold combined with powerful storms to affect communities statewide, according to the monthly summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center.
The Alaska Climate Research Center, which is a part of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, published its March summary earlier this month.
March began with blizzard conditions, deep snow and extreme temperatures stranding residents and travelers.
Residents of Denali Borough became isolated, and a storm trapped more than 150 people at a basketball tournament in Kaktovik.
New hazards emerged as the month progressed. A river ice rescue occurred near Fairbanks when a person broke through thinning ice on the Chena River. A fatal avalanche in the Chugach Mountains east of Anchorage highlighted ongoing snowpack instability.
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