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

2003-01-24 to 2003-01-27 · Juneau Borough-eastern Chichagof-admiralty Island, Alaska

Wider weather episode

An overrunning heavy snow event developed in the interior of the Panhandle from Friday January 24 through Monday morning January 27. With an arctic airmass in place at low levels, a moist south-southwest flow developed off the Pacific. The snowfall was fairly steady during this three day period, though a few embedded upper levels waves would occasionally increase intensity. Some snowfall amounts included Hyder with a 3 day total of 35 inches, Petersburg with up to 20 inches, and the Mendenhall Valley in the Juneau area with 14-28 inches. The Eaglecrest ski resort, downtown Juneau and Douglas, did not receive as much snow with amounts varying from 8-16 inches. This was partly due to the Taku winds blowing the snow around so much.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5341225. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.