Heavy Snow — Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska

1998-01-03 · Juneau Borough-admiralty Island-icy Strait Area, Alaska

Wider weather episode

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_id 5638610. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.