Winter Storm — Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

2015-02-07 to 2015-02-08 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

Event narrative

At Hoonah up to 6 inches of new snow fell in 12 hours.

Wider weather episode

The arctic front stalled over the central Panhandle on Feb 7th as warmer moist air aloft moved over the area. Six inches to a foot of new snow fell over the area, but no damage was reported. There was some lower wind chills and strong wind with this snow which made visibility poor at times.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 562242. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.