Winter Storm — Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

2013-01-29 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Hoonah had a storm total of 7.9 inches of new snow on 1/29 most of which fell in the morning. Visibility at the seaplane AWOS was reduced to 1/2 to 1 mile in snow at times in the morning.

Wider weather episode

Strong arctic high pressure was established over central ALCAN at 1043 MB on the morning of 1/28 driving cold northerly flow through mountain passes and Lynn Canal. The high moved to the southeast on 1/29 as a moisture-laden frontal system moved into the eastern Gulf. This combination brought heavy snow to some parts of SE Alaska on 1/29.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 426224. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.