Winter Storm in Glacier Bay, Alaska

Winter Storm January 12, 2018 – January 13, 2018 · Glacier Bay, Alaska

What the National Weather Service wrote

The Gustavus area got a storm total 7.8 inches on the morning of 1/13. Most of the snow fell overnight. No damage was reported. Impact was snow removal.

The wider storm

A strong warm front advanced over the Panhandle with a very cold air mass still in place.

This combined with an upper level disturbance moving in from NW. Significant snow amounts occurred before the warm air advection changed the snow over to rain late 1/12 to early 1/13. Snow amounts ranged from an inch to 6 inches overnight. No significant damage was reported. Impact was snow removal followed by rain and freezing rain on roads.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 727391. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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