Heavy Snow in Haines Borough and Klukwan, Alaska

Snow fell over Haines for about 24 hours with a range of accumulations of around 12 inches measured in town to 15 inches along the Chilkat Peninsula. Meanwhile, the border and out the road only had light accumulations.

Low and associated frontal band moved across the northern panhandle after a cold break, causing snow. A brief period of enhanced snow fall rates of 1 to 2 inches an hour early Thursday morning was followed by a mix with with rain through the afternoon for the Icy Strait area. The northern inner channels saw snow last longer.