Winter Weather in Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

Winter Weather March 16, 2023 – March 17, 2023 · Kodiak Peninsula, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Kodiak City leadership reported storm total snow amounts of 12-14 inches (more than what was reported at the airport). They also mentioned that the Coast Guard Base had shut down for the day.

The Kodiak Airport ASOS noted visibilities of a quarter mile in moderate snow showers and freezing fog at the peak of the event. Westerly winds were noted at 26 kts with gusts to 40 kts at 2:12PM.

The wider storm

An upper-level trough and embedded low overspread much of mainland Alaska, while a series of shortwaves rotated through the trough. At the surface, an attendant low and its front, extended from near Kodiak Island and out along the Southcentral coast. As a result, widespread (heavy) snow showers persisted along the Southcentral coastal regions and gusty winds blanketed the Gulf of Alaska, Prince William Sound, and areas north towards the Copper River Basin.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1105212. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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