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

2012-01-01 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

There are no known sources to verify or invalidate this event. Surrounding communities got plenty of snow.

Wider weather episode

A storm covering the entire Gulf of Alaska on 1.1 caused heavy snow, storm force winds and rain into 1.2. Snow amounts varied from 6 inches to a foot for most northern sections and wind gusts up to 60 MPH were observed. Haines customs near the Canadian border measured 42.0 inches of new snow on the morning of 1.2.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 356101. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.