Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2020-02-20 to 2020-02-21 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

Haines Customs reported 9 inches of snow in their 7 AM morning report on Feb 21 with snow becoming heavy at about 1 PM the afternoon before.

Wider weather episode

Storm force front moved through the area with widespread strong to high winds, and cold temperatures in the upper elevations for heavy wet snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 869690. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.