Heavy Snow in Western Kupreanof Island and Kuiu Island, Alaska

A trained spotter in Kake reported that rain changed to snow at about 940am on the 15th with visibility falling to a half mile. The spotter measured 4.5 inches by 249pm with heavy rates continuing. Another spotter SW of Kake in Security Bay reported similar conditions with a measurement of 8 inches and reported it had changed back to rain at 335pm. The change over to rain in Kake happened about an hour later with precipitation ending shortly after.

A shift in the steering pattern opened the path for a low to track across the southern panhandle, bringing with it high winds. Just north of the high winds, increased precipitation rates caused a change to heavy snow for the Kake area.