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Heavy Snow in Haines Borough and Klukwan, Alaska

Heavy Snow February 5, 2023 – February 6, 2023 · Haines Borough and Klukwan, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Morning DOT Haines Highway report from 424am on the 6th state there was approximately 5 to 8 inches of snow on the road. Trained spotters from Mud Bay, south of Haines, reported a range of 6 to 11 inches fell over a 12 hour period.

The wider storm

A front moved over the panhandle from the west with increasing rates that caused snow to accumulate even at temperatures above freezing, then becoming mixed or changing to rain near sea level.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068537. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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