Heavy Snow — Admiralty Island, Alaska

2024-01-31 · Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

The Angoon Community Association (tribe) measured 13 inches of snow that fell from mid-day on the 31st to just before lunchtime on February 1st. An estimated 6 inches fell by midnight on the 31st.

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 1160794. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.