Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2020-01-28 to 2020-01-29 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 871956. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.