Winter Storm — Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

2021-02-03 · Cape Decision To Salisbury Sound Coastal Area, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter in downtown Juneau reported 7 inches of new snow at 8:30 am on February 3rd.

Wider weather episode

Moist marine air over ran cold air that had moved in over Southeast Alaska from the interior of the continent. This created a snowfall event with high snow ratios.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 945599. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.