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Heavy Snow in Haines Borough and Klukwan, Alaska

Heavy Snow December 11, 2022 – December 12, 2022 · Haines Borough and Klukwan, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

A storm total snow of 8 inches fell at Mud Bay. The snow started around 9pm on December 11th with reports of 2.5 to 3.5 inches falling by 11am on the 12th. Then rates became moderate to heavy with another 5 inches falling over the next 6 hours with reports from the airport of 30-40 mph wind gusts.

The wider storm

A strong front moved in from the west with a well defined warm sector after a recent cold outflow event resulted in an overrunning snow event for Yakutat and portions of the northern panhandle December 11th into the 12th. Gusty winds occurred followed by a change over to moderate rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1072824. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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