Eastern Chichagof Island storm history

The Hoonah COOP reported damaging winds on the 17th, noting: heavy gusts, fallen trees, power outages, light shelters destroyed, and debris on road. After 8am that day the Hoonah Airport AWOS stopped reporting due to a power outage caused by a tree in the lines, which was confirm…

Hoonah COOP measured 3.6 inches of snow at 730am on the 30th. The airport AWOS was not reporting during this time, making start and end times estimated, but surrounding areas reported snowfall rates increase after the morning COOP report and ended in the evening. Therefore the CO…

Snow is estimated to have begun around midnight on the 1st with the Hoonah COOP measuring 5.5 inches by 8am. The COOP measured another 12.2 inches by 7am on the 2nd when moderate rain at 32 degrees was observed.

The Hoonah AWOS station at the airport measured temperatures at or below 32 degrees between midnight and 6am with a minimum of 28 degrees the morning of the 1st. The Hoonah COOP in town also recorded a minimum temperature of 32 degrees that morning.

A public comment on social media reported 7 inches already in Hoonah by 7am on the 27th. The Hoonah COOP station at the water treatment plan measured 12 inches of snow by 9am along with very poor visibility. The COOP measured another 4.8 inches by the following morning. Other soc…

Light snow began during the day on the 12th with rates picking up overnight. The Hoonah COOP measured 7.4 inches by 820am the next morning. Snow became lighter through the 13th and didn't add up much more due to compression over the next 2 days. Over the MLK long weekend (3.5 day…

A trained COOP observer reports that a total of approximately 25 inches of snow fell through the duration of a major weather system. As early as 12:45 PM on November 20, a social media report of 12 to 15 inches of new snow in Hoonah was received, with snow still falling at the ti…

The Hoonah AWOS recorded temperatures below 32 degrees for 6 hours with a minimum of 28 degrees. The COOP in town was warmer with a low of 33 degrees. No impacts were shared.

The Hoonah AWOS recorded temperatures below 32 degrees for 8 hours with a minimum of 28 degrees. The COOP in town was warmer with a low of 33 degrees. No impacts were shared.

The Hoonah AWOS recorded temperatures below 32 degrees for over 7 hours with a minimum of 27 degrees. The COOP in town noted a low of 31 degrees. No impacts were shared.

Dry snow began late evening on February 28th and became heavy the following morning. Winds were gusting around 20mph through the morning with visibility down to a quarter mile at times. Some mixing with rain began in the afternoon, but periods of snow continued through the next m…

Hoonah COOP measured a storm total of 9.1 inches with most of that falling in the latter 12 hours of the long duration event. Snow was dry and blowing around, which may have reduced the overall total.

COOP Observer in Hoonah measured 5.8 inches of new snow at 8am on the 15th and was still snowing lightly. Two reports from Facebook included noted a total of 8 inches in Hoonah with one including 4 inches of that falling between 3-7am.

Marine Exchange station at Tenakee Springs measured a peak gust of 64 mph. During the same hour the nearby FAA webcam measured sustained wind of 40-45mph.

COOP in town of Hoonah reported 5.7 inches of snow by 9am Thursday, then measured another 0.8 inches in their report the next day, but had changed to rain Thursday afternoon.

The Cooperative Observer in Hoonah reported 5.5 inches of snow at 8 am on February 2nd.

Hoonah Police estimated that roughly 18 inches of snow had fallen so far with this sytem.

A Trained Spotter in Tenakee Springs estimated a full foot of snowfall from the system.

A trained spotter estimated a foot of snow fell in Tenakee springs.

A trained spotter estimated a foot of snow fell in Tenakee springs.

Harbormaster at Tenakee Springs reports 6 to 8 inches of snow overnight.

Hoonah Police estimated 6 to 7 inches of snowfall in Hoonah.

Law enforcement estimates 6 inches of snow in Hoonah.

Snow fell across the Hoonah area with a Co-Op observer measuring 11 inches at 845 AM on the 2nd.

An estimated 8 inches of snow fell overnight into the morning of the 8th in Tenakee Springs.

Hoonah COOP measured 7 inches of snow in about 12 hours and was still snowing moderately at the time. An additional 2 inches were measured the following morning.

Trained spotter in Hoonah reported heavy snowfall rates the morning of the 3rd where 4 inches were measured in 5 hours. Storm total for the 24 hour event was 5.8 inches.

Hoonah Police measured 8.2 inches of snow at 330PM, snow had ended. This is approximately a 9 hour total.

Tenakee Springs saw periodic gusts over 60 mph on the 15th and 16th with lulls of much lower winds in between. A peak of 72mph was measured at the end of the event Thursday evening.

Gusts to 60 MPH occurred during the morning of 4/22 in Tenakee Springs. No damage was reported.

Storm total snowfall 4 to 5 inches plus freezing rain. The impacts were slippery conditions and snow removal.

Hoonah observed a storm total 13 inches as of 1/11. Tenakee Springs had 6 to 8 inches storm total snowfall. Impact was intense snow removal and poor travel conditions.

PAOH AWOS measured prolonged temperatures below 32F between 0100 and 0800 on the morning of 09/17. Lowest temperature 28F. No damage reported.

Hoonah got 7.4 inches of new snow overnight. Impact was snow removal and rain on top of heavy snow.

Storm total was 7.4 inches by 0800 on 11/18 at Hoonah. Most of the snow fell on the afternoon of 11/17. No damage or power outages reported. Impact was snow removal.

Highly variable amounts of snow fell on 3/13 for Chichagof Island. Hoonah had a storm total of 12 inches by 0745 on 3/13 with 10 inches at the Police and Fire. Tneakee got 15 to 16 inches of new snow from this storm plus 3 to 4 more inches by 3/14.

There were 8.8 inches of new snowfall in 6 hours. This is quite a high rate. Snowfall lingered into 3/3 but not at that rate. Impact was snow removal for Hoonah and Tenakee Springs. Storm total at Tenakee was 10 inches.

Hoonah and Tenakee started out as light snow, but it got very heavy as the front moved north. The arctic front parked in Icy Strait for the next couple of days setting up for Hoonah to get persistent snow for a few days. There were 6 inches new at the Hoonah Airport by 0900 2/28 …

New snow 9.6 inches measured for storm at Hoonah Co-Op around 1600 Wed 12/7. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal.

At Hoonah up to 6 inches of new snow fell in 12 hours.

Hoonah cooperative observer measured 8.4 inches of new snow that had fallen overnight. This was the first significant snowfall in weeks. Snow rapidly tapered off during the morning. No damage reported.

Hoonah measured 9.4 inches of new snow as of 0830 2/14.

Z-21 Coop reported a two day snow total of 14.3 inches. Z-21 Hoonah reported 4.7 of new snow at 11/0805 am.

Snow dump for Hoonah and Tenakee Springs. Storm total 16 inches for Hoonah and 24 inches of new snowfall for Tenakee Springs measured mid morning on the 21st.

Hoonah had a storm total of 7.9 inches of new snow on 1/29 most of which fell in the morning. Visibility at the seaplane AWOS was reduced to 1/2 to 1 mile in snow at times in the morning.

Hoonah Water Treatment Plant had total new snowfall of 9.7 inches ending at 0900 AKST for 12/2 and 12/3 (morning measurements). Most of the snow fell on the afternoon of Dec 2nd. Some rain mixed in and the snow pack was quite heavy for difficult removal. No reports from Tenakee, …

Hoonah seaplane base measured 59 MPH at 0456 AKST 2.3. Gusts were in the 60s near Icy Strait and Port Frederick.

Hoonah got 6 to 7 inches of new snow on the afternoon of 1.24 and by the morning of 1.25 had an overnight dump of 11.6 inches for a storm total of around 18 inches.

Hoonah COOP observer measured a storm total of 16.0 inches of new snowfall as of the morning of 1.22.

A spotter at Hoonah measured 6.5 inches of new snow on 1.1 and an additional 4.9 inches during the early morning of 1.2.