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

2020-01-07 to 2020-01-08 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

Heavy snow showers occurred on and off in Sitka on Tuesday January 7th resulting in around 6.5 inches of snow by 10pm. More heavy snow showers during Wednesday the 8th resulted in schools being closed for the following day for the 1st time in 20 years so they could catch up with removal. Snow depth had reached around a foot.

Wider weather episode

A low in the northern gulf with cold air advecting over the warm gulf waters had bands of showers move onshore. Orographic lift helped to cause intense snow showers over the Sitka area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871934. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.