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

2017-02-27 to 2017-02-28 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Sitka got 8 inches of new snow by morning on 2/28 plus three more inches of Ice Pellets in the thunderstorms that afternoon. Impact on aircraft and snow removal.

Wider weather episode

A strong upper level disturbance moved over the Panhandle with a 1004 MBV Gale force Low just off Ocean Cape. This system rapidly deepened to 992 mb early on the morning of 2/28 as a strong front moved on to the coast dumping snow. The impact was snow removal but no damage was reported.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 678410. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.