Winter Storm in City of Hyder, Alaska

Snow began late on February 28th and became heavy through the following morning and continued for approximately 24 hours. The COOP in Hyder measured 2.8 inches of snow by 4am and noted rates of 2 inches per hours shortly after. The nearby town of Stewart B.C. recorded heavy ice pellets at 921am and snow continuing through 11pm.

A strong low pressure developed over the northern Gulf of Alaska bringing significant moisture to Southeast Alaska. Cold air entrenched over the region at low levels ahead of the event allowed for significant snow to fall across the area in two major pulses. The first being along the warm front, with a period of blizzard conditions over Juneau, and the second pulse occurred as the cold front moved across the region.