Winter Storm — Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2011-11-14 to 2011-11-15 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

There are no snow measurements to verify this event. Surrounding communities received plenty of new snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A moderate strength low become nearly stationary over the Eastern Gulf on the afternoon of 11.13. The arctic front linked up into this system also becoming stationary through Lynn Canal. Although this system weakened through 11.15, moisture and warm air aloft kept moving over the northern and central Panhandle to cause heavy snowfall. This pattern persisted until the afternoon of the 15th when the front linked to a new storm in the western Gulf which moved into the central Gulf bringing gale force winds and blizzard conditions near Haines. This series of storms finally ended on evening of 11.16.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 352796. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.