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

2013-01-29 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Elfin Cove got 6.0 inches of new snow on the morning of 1/29. Visibility was reduced at times to 1/2 mile in blowing snow with gusts to 20 mph. Pelican got 2.6 to 3.0 inches in that event.

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 426225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.