Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2021-12-06 to 2021-12-07 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter reports 7.1 inches of new snow in Haines since the afternoon of the 6th.

Wider weather episode

Moisture plume associated with a strong low pressure system in the Bering moved across the Pacific Coast early December. This plume brought warning level snow amounts to Yakutat and Juneau areas with lesser amounts to the rest of the northern panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1000200. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.