Municipality of Skagway storm history

The morning 511 report for the Klondike Highway on the 22nd noted at least 5 inches of snow had fallen between milepost 8 to 12, at least 7 inches of snow had fallen between milepost 12 to the border, and up to 10 inches had fallen to milepost 15. The Moore Creek SNOTEL at 2250ft…

The 832am morning 511 report for the Klondike Highway on the 20th gave a snowfall of 4 to 7 inches for the upper portions of the highway to the border with snow continuing to fall. The Moore Creek SNOTEL site at 2250 feet elevation measured snowfall between the hours of 8pm on th…

Rain changed to snow at the Skagway airport at 850am on the 9th with rates increasing around 11am. The SNOTEL site at Moore Creek, elevation of 2250 feet along the Klondike Highway, began measuring snow after 4am and had reached 6 inches at around 1pm. The SNOTEL topped out at 10…

The Skagway Airport ASOS measured a peak gust of 57kt or 66mph at 313pm AKDT on the 17th. The Marine Exchange station at the harbor measured a peak gusts of 59mph that same hour. No damage was reported.

Skagway Airport measured a peak wind gust of 62mph at 1036pm AKDT on the 13th.

Rain began across Skagway around dawn on the 26th and as rates picked up changed to snow. At the upper elevations of the Klondike Highway, DOT reported up to 5 inches by 426pm with very difficult driving conditions. The following morning DOT report showed 6 to 8 inches of snow be…

Klondike Highway RWIS at White Pass recorded temperatures in the teens below zero with sustained wind speeds of more that 20mph during the early morning hours of Saturday February 1st. This resulted in wind chills as cold as 41 degrees below zero.

The Moore Creek Bridge SNOTEL at 2250 ft along the Klondike Highway measured 6 inches of snow by 9am on the 9th and an additional 2 inches through the early afternoon. DOT reported similar numbers near the Summit.

Up to 8 inches of snow fell on the Klondike Highway overnight from mile 12 to the border. Southerly winds were gusting 20 to 30 mph during this time at the Pass.

The Klondike Highway was closed due to an avalanche, with a report received in the afternoon that the road had been re-opened on January 5th. Strong northerly winds with gusts of 45 to 55 mph and falling snow were occurring prior to the avalanche. DOT reported shortly after 9 AM …

The Klondike Highway RWIS station at White Pass measured strong northerly winds with gusts of 35 to 45 mph and cold temperatures, causing wind chills to fall below -40 degrees for more than 2 days. The coldest wind chills were -43F at 940am on the 3rd.

Light snow began during the morning hours of the 1st, with DOT reporting up to 5 inches near White Pass by around 8am picking in the afternoon and evening with northerly wind gusts exceeding 40 mph at times with visibility at 1 mile. A resident of Dyea estimated 10 to 12 inches o…

A peak wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the White Pass RWIS during the morning of March 31st. Wind gusts as high as 58 mph were recorded at the Skagway Airport ASOS. A large tree was reported by law enforcement as down along Dyea Road, resulting in the road being blocked.

DOT closed Klondike Highway due to poor conditions expected to get worse at 548pm on the 13th. The road remained closed due to avalanches on both sides of the border through the following day. Approximately 8 inches of snow was reported via SNOTEL sites at elevation and around 5 …

A high wind event at Skagway saw southerly wind gusts in excess of 60 mph at the boat harbor and the airport throughout the day on the 22nd. A peak gust of 68 mph was measured at 136pm at the airport.

Blowing and drifting snow was observed on the Klondike Highway RWIS webcams between 11am and 3pm. By the morning report the next day, they estimated 2 to 6 inches had fallen with up to 1 foot drifts.

A system advancing northward brought with it a surge of high winds through the morning hours of January 27. The Skagway airport measured a peak gust of 63 mph at 412am and a peak gust of 60 mph was measured at the boat harbor at 1153am.

Klondike Highway was closed due to avalanches reported on the Canadian side of the border at 5am on the 27th, then at 830am one was reported on the US side along with another 4 on the Canadian side. At 904am DOT Klondike report noted at least 8 inches of snow had fallen near the …

Strong northerly outflow winds in Skagway resulted in a high wind event with intermittent lulls in the strongest of winds measured at the airport ASOS on the 19th and 20th. The peak wind gust at the ASOS was 66 mph at 1212am on the 20th.

Snow and freezing rain fell through the afternoon of the 29th to the following morning around Skagway and Dyea. DOT reported 6-10 inches of snow between mile 8 and and the border on the Klondike Highway the morning of the 30th. Skagway Police issued a notice to the public the fol…

Christmas morning at about 9am, Klondike Highway DOT reported 7 to 12 inches of snow between mile post 8 and the border. The following morning DOT reported another 5 to 8 inches for a storm total of up to 20 inches.

Snow began in the late afternoon of Christmas eve, then by about 9am Christmas morning, Klondike Highway DOT reported 7 to 12 inches of snow between mile post 8 and the border. The following morning DOT reported another 5 to 8 inches for a storm total of up to 20 inches. As the s…

Snow began early on the 23rd with rates becoming heavy for several hours in the middle of the day. A social media report and call to the office noted 8-10 inches by about 9pm when it was changing to rain. The following morning, DOT reported up to 12 inches had fallen along the Kl…

Klondike Highway was closed due to heavy snow and equipment failures. Skagway Police relayed later to the public that, due to considerable snowfall on the pass, avalanche danger is high and it is not safe for DOT to work in the dark.

Klondike Highway DOT reported around 3 inches of snow and drifting snow with difficult travel conditions at around 10 am on the 11th near the upper elevations of the highway. Near sea level, rain was falling with strong wind gusts out of the south at 35-55mph. These conditions co…

The COOP at Skagway recorded a minimum temperature of 28 degrees the morning of the 4th, including 29 degrees at their 7am observation time. The hours of duration used were based on nearby automated stations that had observations downtown 32 degrees for a range of 1 to 3 hours. N…

DOT Klondike Highway report noted 3 to 6 inches of snow between milepost 12 to the border with a mix of rain and snow at the time of the report. Based on timing of when rain began and ended from the Skagway airport (sea level) and temperature changes at Fraser Camp, north of the …

Skagway COOP measured 10 inches of snow by 7am on the 16th with a change to rain just occurring near sea level. The Klondike Highway DOT report noted 12 inches of snow by their morning report, but was still snowing. The highway was closed later that day due additional snowfall an…

Snow began in Skagway around 7pm on February 28th and by 545am the next morning a report came in with about 6 inches in town and a strong south wind. The Klondike Highway report mentioned a minimum of 5 inches near the border with blowing and drifting snow. The highway was closed…

Morning DOT Klondike Highway report from 9am on the 6th stated there was 6 to 10 inches of snow between MP 8 to the border. Blowing snow and heavy drifting was also reported between MP 12 and the border.

Due to heavy snow and increased avalanche danger, the Klondike Highway was closed at 330pm on the 20th. State DOT reported 28cm or 11 inches of snow had fallen at their Moore Creek station by 230pm with rates of 1.5 inches per hour. DOT noted 30cm (11.8 inches) at White Pass and …

Snow began falling during the morning of December 7th and continued falling through the overnight period before snowfall ended during the morning of December 8th. The DOT Klondike Highway report included 9-12 inches of snow had fallen between 12 mile and White Pass. Meanwhile, ne…

Alaska 511 DOT report for the Klondike Highway estimated 3 to 4 inches of snow by 410pm on the 23rd with very difficult driving conditions with travel not advised. Their morning report the next day estimated 4 to 6 inches of additional snow near the border with drifting snow and …

At 730 am AKDT, the Klondike Highway Road Report from the Department of Transportation reported a maximum of 6 inches of new snow at the summit. The next day, the Road Report noted an additional max 8 inches of new snow since the morning of October 26. Snow continued at White Pas…

The ASOS station PAGY at Skagway Airport measured periodic wind gusts of 58 to 62 mph between 518 am AKDT and 1226 pm AKDT Thursday.