Heavy Snow — Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

2020-01-04 to 2020-01-05 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Hyder COOP Observer measured 12.4 inches of snow at their 9 am report on the 5th, snow had ended by the time or the report and fell in less than 24 hours. Stewart B.C. ASOS visibility was reduced to 1/4 mile in the late afternoon with heavy snow reported.

Wider weather episode

A low moved across the southern Gulf of Alaska from the west. This was the second system to affect Hyder within hours of another ending.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.