Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2020-01-18 to 2020-01-19 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

Snow began in the evening of the 18th and continued for about 24 hours. By 10 am 9.5 inches had been reported by a spotter in Mud Bay, and by the end of the event, 17 inches of snow had fallen. Lesser amounts fell in along the Haines Highway.

Wider weather episode

General overrunning snow event occurred most of January 19th around Haines along the peninsula south of Haines to Mud Bay.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871654. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.