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Heavy Snow in Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska

Heavy Snow January 3, 1998 · Cape Decision To Cape Fairweather-coastal Area, Alaska

The wider storm

Heavy snowfall occurred over the northeastern gulf coast and northern Southeast Alaska due to gulf moisture overrunning an arctic airmass ahead of an approaching frontal system. Snowfall totals during the eight-hour event included 20 inches in Elfin Cove, 8 inches at Tee Harbor (north of Juneau), 8 inches in the Mendenhall Valley, and 10 inches in Yakutat.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5638609. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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