Winter Storm — Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

2012-12-01 to 2012-12-02 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Hidden Falls measured 4 inches of new snow on Dec first and 6 inches of new snow on the 2nd for a storm total of 10 inches. Snowfall ended early on the morning of the 2nd.

Wider weather episode

Arctic high pressure had become established over the southern Yukon. The arctic front was over Juneau on the evening of 11/30 and moved south over the southern Panhandle through 12/1. Petersburg got around 11.2 inches of snow by noon on 12/2.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 425215. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.