Winter Storm — Misty Fjords, Alaska

2011-02-20 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

Event narrative

Visibility was frequently reduced to 0.5 SM in heavy snow at Stewart B.C. on 2/20. Hyder measured a strom total of 12.7 inches of new snow with this storm.

Wider weather episode

All of SE Alaska was in cold air with the arctic front offshore on 2/18. A moderate gale center moved into the western Gulf of Alaska, which was just enough to cause the front to move over the Panhandle for heavy snow on the night of the 18th into the afternoon of the 20th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 281587. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.