As you read this update from Alaska, remember that Time just called this "The Year That Winter Forgot"

U.S. News - Alaska on alert: towns low on fuel; 95 mph gusts forecast

It's not just the towns of Nome and Cordova struggling through what's been a wicked winter in Alaska; at least two more towns are running low on fuel, and parts of the state face blizzard warnings on Tuesday, with gusts up to 95 mph predicted in the Anchorage area.
...The cold streak in Noatak includes temperatures of minus 45 degrees in recent days.

In Anchorage, a blizzard warning was issued Tuesday for the outskirts of Alaska's largest city. Up to 28 inches of snow were predicted through late Tuesday, along with winds from 55 to 70 mph.

Ancorage has already seen some 81 inches of snow this season -- double the norm.