Winter Storm — Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska
2017-11-17 to 2017-11-18 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska
Event narrative
WSO Yakutat measured 14.0 inches new snow at 0800 on 11/18. Impact was snow removal with no damage or power outages reported.
Wider weather episode
Arctic High pressure was persistent over the Yukon Territory on the evening of 11/16 causing a cold northerly outflow at our lowest levels. The high rapidly weakened as a weak low and front developed in the Gulf. Overrunning aloft caused record heavy snow. Impacts were snow removal, otherwise no damage was reported.
...RECORD SNOW AMOUNTS FOR NOVEMBER 17 AND 18...
There were numerous daily COOP snowfall records across portions
of northern Southeast Alaska on November 17 and 18. Record
snowfall was recorded at the following locations:
Annex Creek recorded 11.7 inches on November 17, breaking the
previous record of 7.6 inches from 1959.
Juneau Lena Point near Juneau recorded 8.9 inches on November 17,
breaking the previous record of 5.8 inches from 2015.
Skagway recorded 5.5 inches on November 17, breaking the previous
record of 2.0 inches from 2009.
The Juneau Forecast Office recorded 10.8 inches on November 17,
breaking the previous record of 3.3 inches from 2003.
Downtown Juneau recorded 3.0 inches on November 17, breaking the
previous record of 2.5 inches from 1932.
The Snettisham Powerplant recorded 4.2 inches on November 17,
breaking the previous record of 1.5 inches from 2015.
Hyder recorded 15.0 inches on November 18, breaking the previous
record of 9.5 inches from 2006.
Hoonah recorded 7.0 inches on November 18, breaking the previous
record of 2.7 inches from 2015.
Pelican recorded 5.2 inches on November 18, breaking the previous
record of 4.5 inches from 2015.
Haines recorded 2.0 inches on November 18, breaking the previous
record of 0.5 inches from 2003.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 723115. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.