Winter Storm in Misty Fjords, Alaska

Winter Storm December 26, 2015 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Hyder COOP measured 17 inches new snowfall storm total for this event. No damage was reported, but significant efforts were made to plow the roads.

The wider storm

A very strong storm moved into the Eastern Aleutians while Arctic High Pressure was stationary over the Yukon. The arctic front set up on the Christmas Day evening as another front from the storm moved onto the outer coast. The result was significant snowfall over several areas of the Panhandle on the 26th. No damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 607005. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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