Heavy Snow in Misty Fjords, Alaska

Heavy Snow January 28, 2009 – January 29, 2009 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow showers moving onshore after a low had moved into central British Columbia persisted overnight. A public spotter report in Hyder of 14 inches of snowfall over the interior valleys.

The wider storm

A strong low developed over the southwestern Gulf of Alaska and moved northeast across the panhandle in to northern British Columbia. Very strong southerly winds (60 to 80 mph gusts) were associated with the front as it moved over the southern half of the panhandle on the night of the 29th. One to three feet of snow fell over the northern Lynn Canal region with the low passage. A strong band of trailing snow showers impacted the north central panhandle with up to a foot of snow as well into the night of the 30th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 151830. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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