Winter Storm — Glacier Bay, Alaska

2016-12-06 to 2016-12-07 · Glacier Bay, Alaska

Event narrative

New snow 7 inches in 12 hours ending at 0700 on 12/7. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal.

Wider weather episode

The arctic front had become established over northern SE Alaska on 12/5 with very high pressure extending into the upper Yukon. A moderate low developed in the central Gulf which was a set up for snow on 12/6 & 12/7. The only impact was intensive snow removal.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 665266. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.