Heavy Snow — City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska

2024-02-01 · City and Borough of Juneau, Alaska

Event narrative

Snow began to fall in Juneau in the afternoon of January 31st and reaching warning criteria by 12am on February 1st, then another 5.6 inches was measured by 9am. Snow continued to fall until 1pm on the 1st with 7.7 inches measured for the day at the NWS office and 7 inches at the Juneau airport. This gave a total of around 14 inches of snow in less than 24hrs for this event that spanned January and February.

Wider weather episode

A N-S oriented stationary front set up over the central panhandle Wednesday January 31st with a tight temperature gradient between cold air to the west and very warm air over the southern inner channels. Snow fell along the front in a narrow band centered over Juneau, Angoon, and Kuiu Island. The front slowly shifted eastward through the following day, February 1st, with rain transitioning to snow over Petersburg and northern Prince of Wales Island.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1160792. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.