Winter Storm — Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

2018-02-24 · Eastern Baranof Island and Southern Admiralty Island, Alaska

Event narrative

The east coast of Baranof Island observed 7 inches of new, heavy wet snow by the evening of 2/24. Impact was heavy wet snow removal.

Wider weather episode

The weather front swept over the central panhandle on 24 February, spreading snow over the cooler air trapped near the surface. An easterly flow pattern ahead of the front/low resulted in some upslope flow to the easterly slopes increasing the snowfall. Temperatures began warming to in the afternoon leading to a wetter snowfall in the afternoon and compaction of the snowpack.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 738521. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.