Heavy Snow — Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

2020-01-03 · Southern Inner Channels, Alaska

Event narrative

The Ketchikan area received 5 to 10 inches of snow. COOP north of Ketchikan had rates of 8 inches in 9 hours. Thorne Bay EM estimated 6 inches of snow. Metlakatla Police estimated 8 to 10 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A low moved NE out of the gulf with cold air in place, causing a deformation zone to set up with accumulating snow throughout much of the southern panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869316. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.