Winter Storm — Glacier Bay, Alaska

2018-01-12 to 2018-01-13 · Glacier Bay, Alaska

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 727391. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.