Winter Storm — City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska

2024-11-28 to 2024-11-29 · City and Borough of Wrangell, Alaska

Event narrative

Reports on social media were received of new snowfall in Wrangell of 8+ inches of new snowfall. One report indicated that as of 8pm on the 28th that 12 inches of snow had fallen, with eight inches of that to have fallen since noon. Another trained spotter south of town measured 10 inches by 10pm and reported it as very dense and heavy. Snow ending time is estimated.

Wider weather episode

A warm front which stalled over the central panhandle during an active weather pattern brought accumulating snow to more interior parts of SE AK. Cold outflow winds in the northern panhandle kept the system from advancing further N, while precipitation in the far southern panhandle remained as rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1221650. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.