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

Winter Storm December 19, 2013 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Elfin Cove COOP observed 6.8 inches of new snow for the storm.

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 498905. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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