Heavy Snow — Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

2021-12-10 to 2021-12-11 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Trained spotter in Yakutat reports 12 inches of fresh snow since 6 pm last night. Snow total on the ground is 50 inches. A garage roof collapsed likely due to snow loading.

Wider weather episode

Petersburg and Wrangell experienced training snow showers that quickly created up to a foot of snowfall across the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1000272. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.