Heavy Snow — Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

1998-12-14 · Kodiak Island-eastern Alaska Peninsula, Alaska

Event narrative

Cold air, already in place across the area behind the arctic front, received copious amounts of moisture from southeasterly, wet mid level winds. Overrunning produced 11 inches of new snow on Monday...setting a new record for the date.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5670596. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.