Winter Storm — Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

2017-03-06 to 2017-03-07 · Dixon Entrance To Cape Decision Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Hydaburg area got 6 to 8 inches new snow. Thorne Bay got 6 inches. The highways around Prince of Wales Island ranged 4-8 inches. Traffic was impeded and snow removal was the main impact.

Wider weather episode

Another winter storm slammed the Northern Panhandle with wind and the Southern Panhandle with snow from 3/6 to 3/8. No damage was reported from the Taku Wind around Juneau on 3/7. Prince of Wales Island and the Ketchikan Area got heavy snow. The impact as usual was snow removal over this long duration event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 680848. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.