Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2020-02-22 to 2020-02-23 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

COOP observer in Haines reported 6 inches at 8 am Sunday morning, all of which fell in the previous 12 hours, then another 2.1 inches through the afternoon. DOT reported 6 to 8 inches of snow on the Haines Highway to the border.

Wider weather episode

A baroclinic low spread overrunning snow and and post frontal showers inland.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 873514. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.