Winter Storm — Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

2017-03-08 · Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

Event narrative

Storm totals for new snowfall were as follows: Ward Cove 9 inches, Thorne Bay 5 inches, Meyers Chuck 5 inches, KPU 6 inches, Powerhouse 6 inches, 28-13 7 to 8 inches South of Town, and Bear Valley 7 inches. Most fell in the morning. Impact was snow removal in an already buried area.

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 680849. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.