Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2020-12-14 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter in Mud Bay reported 6 inches of new snow as of 10 am.

Wider weather episode

A closed low pressure system over the pacific moved into Southeast Alaska, bringing widespread precipitation ranging from rain in the south to snow further north. Most locations saw advisory level impacts with Haines, Alaska receiving winter storm level snow amounts from this episode.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 934497. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.