Winter Storm — Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

2018-02-28 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Storm total 11.0 inches overnight for Downtown Yakutat for 2/27 to 2/28. Impact was removal of heavy wet snow.

Wider weather episode

A weather front moved across the northern panhandle that spread moisture across the area, with cold air trapped in Lynn Canal. Periods of heavy snow developed along the Haines Road then developed on the Eastern Gulf Coast during the night of 2/27.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 738528. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.