Heavy Snow in Central Gulf Coast, Alaska

Heavy Snow November 1, 1999 · Central Gulf Coast, Alaska

The wider storm

Another 10 inches of snow was recorded in the Thompson Pass area between midnight and 7:30 am Monday. Total snowfall during the weekend included 33 inches at Valdez and a whopping 57 inches in Thompson Pass. About 35 miles north of the Pass, 24 inches of new snow was reported in a 24 hour period.In the Copper River Basin, local snowfall amounts from 6 to 20 inches were reported along the Richardson Highway south of Copper Center and around Chitna (greatest amount).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5723831. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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