Winter Storm in Misty Fjords, Alaska

Winter Storm December 17, 2016 – December 19, 2016 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Heavy snow for Hyder. New 6 to 8 inches 0800 to 1900 Sunday. Storm total 0800 Saturday 12/17 to 1900 Sunday 12/18 was 21 inches. Impact was snow removal.

The wider storm

A strong front moved onto the coast on the afternoon of Sunday 12/18. This system brought heavy snow to the Northern Lynn Canal area including the highways and to the Misty Fjords area into Monday 12/19. A second front on the on the heels of the first one brought another shot of snow to the Haines Highway on 12/20. No damage reported. Impact was snow removal operations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 665305. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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