Heavy Snow — Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

2021-12-31 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter reported 8 inches of snow in Pelican.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure system associated with a plume of warm moisture moved into the gulf late on the 30th and lingered south of the panhandle through the weekend. As the low moved southwards, precipitation changed from snow to rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1000342. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.