Winter Storm — City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

2023-03-15 to 2023-03-16 · City and Borough of Yakutat, Alaska

Event narrative

Retired NWS employee reported a period of heavy snow between noon and 3pm on March 15th where 4 to 5 inches fell. Additional periods of heavy snow fell through the night on the 15th with winds gusting to around 25 mph. It is unknown what the storm total was.

Wider weather episode

A broad area of low pressure over the Gulf resulted in waves of precipitation moving into Southeast Alaska, initiating an overrunning snow event. The greatest snowfall totals were largely in parts of the northern panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1089748. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.