Winter Storm — Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

2014-02-14 to 2014-02-15 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Yakutat already got a snow dump on 2/14 then got 4 more inches before midnight on 2/15. The snow then changed to rain, and the snow pack rapidly diminished.

Wider weather episode

Low pressure (960mb) located over the western Gulf near remained stationary through 2/14 and the associated front drove moisture in to the Yakutat area and Northern Panhandle. This warmer, moist air produced significant snowfall across the region and some wind. Travel was impeded.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 505159. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.