Heavy Snow in Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Haines Customs measured 22.3 inches of snow falling primarily between midnight and 7am, then estimated another 6 inches before it changed to rain at 1025am. Approximately a 12 hour event with 28.3 inches of snow. Snow changed to rain near town much earlier.

Rapidly deepening low pressure system with an occluding front caused high winds with damage over the southern inner channels and outer coast. As it moved northward overrunning heavy snow fell over the northern panhandle. This was the first of two strong storms back to back.