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

2016-12-06 to 2016-12-07 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

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.

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 665267. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.