Ice Storm — Frederick Sound-kupreanof-wrangell Islands To Ernest South, Alaska

2001-02-12 · Frederick Sound-kupreanof-wrangell Islands To Ernest South, Alaska

Event narrative

Petersburg received 6 tenths of an inch of freezing rain.

Wider weather episode

As arctic air was being gradually eroded by a warm, maritime airmass, freezing rain developed in wind-sheltered valley locations in central Southeast Alaska. The freezing rain was light, and accumulations of two to six tenths of an inch were reported in 5 to 7 hours.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5230727. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.