Winter Storm in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Winter Storm December 19, 2013 · Glacier Bay, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Gustavus has two observations of heavy snow: 11 inches storm total and 7.7 inches storm total.

The wider storm

A 993 MB gale force triple point low moved into the central Gulf of Alaska on the morning of the 19th forcing warm moist air over cold air at the surface in the Panhandle. This system brought heavy snow to much of SE Alaska including the northern Panhandle, Yakutat, and Hyder.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 498896. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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