Heavy Snow — Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Alaska

2023-11-12 to 2023-11-13 · Southern Seward Peninsula Coast, Alaska

Event narrative

The Rocky Point (RPTA2) SNOTEL reported 13 inches of snowfall in 24 hours.

Wider weather episode

A second powerful and fast moving low pressure system moved across the West Coast of Alaska and into the Interior, causing strong winds in excess of 60 mph, blizzard conditions, and heavy snowfall with accumulations of greater than a foot in some locations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1148192. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.