Winter Weather — Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

2022-11-19 to 2022-11-20 · Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

A mix of freezing rain and snow was reported at the PAEN ASOS near midday 11/20.

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 1093645. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.