Winter Storm in Misty Fjords, Alaska

Winter Storm February 11, 2017 – February 12, 2017 · Misty Fjords, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

Storm total snow 10.5 inches measured on 2/12 by the Hyder COOP. Snow changed to rain shrinking the snowpack making snow removal an awful mess.

The wider storm

Strong SSW flow aloft ahead of an occluded front on 2/10 brought snow, high winds, and even blizzard conditions to the Panhandle. As the front moved onshore on 2/11, warm air overrunning very cold air at the surface caused the snow to accumulate rapidly. White Pass was closed, and snow combined with wind gusts over 60 mph caused road and marine problems throughout SE Alaska. Some locations measured over a foot of new snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 678398. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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