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

2017-11-24 to 2017-11-25 · Salisbury Sound To Cape Fairweather Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Elfin Cove COOP observer measured 6 inches of new snow overnight early on the morning of 11/25 Pelican got 2.4 inches, Gustavus and Hoonah got 0.5 inches, and Juneau got 2.7 inches during the same time period. Impact was snow removal. Lightning did occur along the outer coast during this event.

Wider weather episode

A band of heavy snow showers moved over the Pelican/Elfin Cove area on the evening of 11/24. Due to the showery nature of the storms localized variations were expected with this system. Pelican did not receive as much snow as anticipated; however, Elfin Cove

measured 6 inches of new snow between 6 PM 11/24 and 6 AM 11/25.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723086. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.