Heavy Snow — City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

2022-12-20 to 2022-12-21 · City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

Event narrative

A retired NWS employed reported a heavy snow on the evening of the 20th with significant blowing and drifting. By 920am on the 21st it was noted that 13-15 inches of snow had fallen across town. Gusts of 20-30 mph were steady at the ASOS throughout the event with snow ending at 318 pm on the 21st.

Wider weather episode

A nearly stationary low over the northern Gulf of Alaska wrapped a band of snow through the Yakutat area between December 20 and December 21st. The narrow nature of the band resulted in a an area of significant snowfall and wind that developed over Yakutat before the band slowly moved away from the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1072802. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.