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Winter Storm in Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

Winter Storm March 2, 2017 – March 3, 2017 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

There were 8.8 inches of new snowfall in 6 hours. This is quite a high rate. Snowfall lingered into 3/3 but not at that rate. Impact was snow removal for Hoonah and Tenakee Springs. Storm total at Tenakee was 10 inches.

The wider storm

Arctic high pressure persisted over the Yukon on the night of 3/1 as a storm force low moved northward into the eastern Gulf of Alaska. This set up warm moist air overrunning the colder air at the surface causing heavy snowfall to the Northern Panhandle almost immediately following a previous snow dump 2/28-3/1. No damage was reported, but again the impact was snow removal on top of a large snowpack.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 680821. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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