Winter Storm in Glacier Bay, Alaska

A trained spotter in Gustavus reported periods of snow through the 4th, but with snowfall rates increasing at 8pm in the evening and a new snow accumulation of 6.5 inches falling during the overnight period to 730am on the 5th. Moderate to heavy snow fell through the morning of the 5th with mixing then a change over to rain in town by around 1pm and around 3pm at the Glacier Bay National Park. Snowfall accumulations at the park were missing for the morning of the 5th but with a snow depth increase of 13 inches and heavy snow falling at the time.

Low pressure lingered over the eastern Gulf over the first couple days of March causing multiple days of accumulating snow across the panhandle. Most places saw advisory level rates with some periods nearing warning level rates. As the low center tracked east across the central panhandle on the 4th, cold temperatures and northerly winds caused heavy snow to stack up over the Haines area. This was followed quickly by a warm front on the 5th which continued snow to accumulate in Haines through the evening while other parts of the region had transitioned to rain.