Winter Storm — Misty Fjords, Alaska

2011-01-14 to 2011-01-17 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

Event narrative

Hyder measured 2.2 inches new snow on the 15th, 9.0 inches on the 16th, and 7.8 inches on the 17th and 3.4 inches on the 18th for a storm total of 22.4 inches snow.

Wider weather episode

January 11 through January 17th. A 1060 MB super high cell built over the northern Alcan 1/11 and extended to the southeast over the Yukon. Pressure gradients were extreme for gap outflow offshore winds. This pattern persisted for days as a result of a blocking high aloft. On 1/17 a warm front (arctic) moved to the Queen Charlotte Islands associated with a gale center far to the southwest for over-running snow for the southern Panhandle. This low weakened as it moved over the southern Panhandle on the 17th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 281014. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.