Heavy Snow — Glacier Bay, Alaska

2021-12-31 · Glacier Bay, Alaska

Event narrative

Department of Highways in Gustavus reports that a dozen trees are down in the Gustavus area with 6 inches of new snowfall.

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 1000348. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.