Winter Storm — Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

2017-02-28 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Hoonah and Tenakee started out as light snow, but it got very heavy as the front moved north. The arctic front parked in Icy Strait for the next couple of days setting up for Hoonah to get persistent snow for a few days. There were 6 inches new at the Hoonah Airport by 0900 2/28 with 8.6 inches by 0715 Wednesday 3/1.

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 678509. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.