Heavy Snow — Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2008-12-26 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Hidden Falls hatchery measured 13.0 inches of new snow in 24 hours ending at 1700 AKST on 12/26.

Wider weather episode

A major snowstorm buried SE Alaska from the night of 12/25 persisting to the early morning of 12/27. A secondary gale force low developed in the western Gulf of Alaska on the afternoon of 12/25, and it became the main surface low in the central Gulf on the morning of 12/26. This system caused a strong front to move over the Panhandle on the 12/26 with plenty of moisture where it stalled on the 27th and 28th. Storm total snwo accumulations ranged from one to two feet during this storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 145542. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.