Heavy Snow — Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska

2002-02-25 · Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska

Wider weather episode

A wave moving north on a slow moving weather front over Southeast Alaska brought heavy snows to the extreme northern end of the Juneau Borough and northern inlets leading towards the Canadian interior. The cold air anchored over Juneau was slow erode and lead to a prolonged overrunning snow event. A spotter at Annex Creek in Taku Inlet reported 12.4 inches, the Juneau forecast office reported 8.0 inches, Juneau International airport had 7.8 inches, Lena Loop north of Juneau reported 6.5 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5281684. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.