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Winter Storm in Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Winter Storm December 6, 2016 – December 7, 2016 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

New snow 10 inches in Pelican ending at 02200 on 12/6. Also Blowing and Drifting snow. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal off the boardwalk. Storm total 31 inches by 1700 12/7. That's a lot of snow for Pelican.

The wider storm

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 665267. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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