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Heavy Snow in Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska
Heavy Snow January 25, 2020 – January 26, 2020 · Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island, Alaska
What the National Weather Service wrote
By about 8pm on the 25th 4-6 inches of snow fell in the Juneau area, then changed to rain. Snow lasted longer for areas out the road with reports of 6.5 inches measured at Tee Harbor and 8 inches estimated at Lena Point. Kensington Mine north of Berners Bay estimated 15 inches of snow through Sunday morning with occasional freezing rain. Multiple car accidents were reported due to wet snow and very heavy rates.
The wider storm
A front associated with a low tracking up from the north Pacific caused very heavy snowfall rates over the northern panhandle. This was the continuation of multiple days worth of snow from separate events.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 871948. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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