Heavy Snow — Municipality of Skagway, Alaska

2023-12-24 to 2023-12-26 · Municipality of Skagway, Alaska

Event narrative

Christmas morning at about 9am, Klondike Highway DOT reported 7 to 12 inches of snow between mile post 8 and the border. The following morning DOT reported another 5 to 8 inches for a storm total of up to 20 inches.

Wider weather episode

Another low in a series of systems affecting the panhandle brought wind to the south and elevation snow to the north as a front tracked northward across the region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1154004. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.