Juneau is under a winter storm warning and forecasters are expecting one of the city’s heaviest snowfalls in a couple of years.
Bob Tschantz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the storm warning is in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday night.
“We’re expecting now a total of 10-15 inches of snow by Wednesday evening,” Tschantz said.
Winter Storm Warning now in effect for the #Juneau area. 10-15″ of snow forecast from Tue through Wed PM. #akwx pic.twitter.com/IKDexR73Is
— NWS Juneau (@NWSJuneau) December 6, 2016
Tschantz said the likelihood of that much snowfall is “fairly high.”
He said the storm warning is a departure from Juneau’s mild winters and low snow amounts measured over the past couple of years.
“Yeah this is … this will be one of the bigger events so far in probably at least a couple of years,” Tschantz said.
Tschantz said residents should be careful on the roads and if people don’t keep their driveways clear, they could end up with a big buildup on Wednesday.
