Heavy Snow — Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

2020-02-12 · Cape Fairweather To Cape Suckling Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

An NWS employee estimated 6 inches of snow had fallen from the frontal band before the temperature warmed and the precipitation changed to rain.

Wider weather episode

A quick-moving frontal band passed over the northeast gulf coast the morning hours of the 12th. A lack of cooling before the frontal arrived limited the snowfall accumulations over a wider area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873494. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.