Heavy Snow — Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

2021-12-31 · Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter in Ketchikan estimated that 8 inches of snow fell before the rain started.

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 1000351. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.