The calendar may still say August, but the first winter storm warning was issued this past Wednesday in the U.S. and you guessed it – the warning was in far northern Alaska. In addition to the snow, coastal flooding was reported in Barrow, Alaska.

There was snow last week in Glacier National Park, but winter storm warnings were not issued. Temperatures dipped into the 30s into much of northern Montana, including Cut Bank, where the low hit 32 degrees Aug. 23.

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Snowfall Forecast

(Additional snowfall forecast for Alaska through Saturday morning.)

Current Conditions and Radar

Now, at the end of August, a winter storm warning had been issued for the northeastern Brooks Range above 2,500 feet in northern Alaska. While snowfall totals were generally light, it was enough to dust some of the higher peaks. All winter weather advisories and warnings have since been canceled.

Strong and gusty winds were also expected to accompany the snow.

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For some elevations above 3,000 feet, a storm total of 4-8 inches of snow was expected.

Incidentally, the season's first snow over the higher peaks of Alaska is known locally as "termination dust", signifying the end of the summer warm season, there.

This snow esd courtesy of an impressive cold vortex of low pressure centered over our 49th state, wrapping in moisture over the higher peaks of Alaska, where temperatures are cold enough for snow.

Wet snow had also fallen inFriday and early Saturday. Officially, 0.2 inches of snow was recorded there Friday.

Snow in northern Alaska is not rare in late August.saw its first measurable snow of the 2015-16 snow season on Aug. 18 when 0.2 inches of snow fell. On average, 0.7 inches of snow is observed in August in Barrow.

According to Stu Ostro, senior director of weather communications at The Weather Channel, this system in Alaska was not directly a part of former Super Typhoon Atsani, but there does appear to be a moisture connection from that area that also includes former Hurricane Loke.

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Earlier this past week, warmer temperatures and rain poured into the state.

Barrow set a daily rainfall record Tuesday with 0.55 inches of rain. The high in Barrow on Tuesday reached 52 degrees, 10 degrees above average. It was also warm in southern Alaska where Cold Bay set a daily record high of 70 degrees Wednesday. In Anchorage, a daily record warm low temperature was set on Wednesday, as the low only fell to 56 degrees.

received 1.22 inches of rain on Tuesday and another half an inch on Wednesday from this strong area of low pressure. In addition, strong west winds brought coastal flooding and erosion to Barrow earlier in the week. A coastal flood warning and high surf advisory were posted for portions of the northwestern Alaska coast into Friday.

The for this time of year according to Ryan Metzger from the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. "Fall is a stormy season, and the timing -- right around the annual minimum sea ice extent -- allows the surf to build and reach shore."

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