Winter Weather — Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

2022-11-19 to 2022-11-21 · Anchorage Muni To Bird Creek, Alaska

Event narrative

Periods of light freezing rain/drizzle were reported during the early afternoon of 11/20 at both the PANC and PAED ASOS.

Wider weather episode

A weak system brought in a warm nose overrunning a cold layer near the surface across Southcentral, with weak large scale lift generating periods of freezing rain/drizzle across parts of the region on November 20th. Ice accumulations were very minor for this precipitation event, largely due to temperatures warming above freezing as the day progressed and the very light precipitation intensity.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1093643. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.