Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2021-11-12 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

United States Customs and Border Patrol reported 10 inches of snow at 7 am along the Haines Highway. A total of 16 inches of snow fell by 6 pm that evening.

Wider weather episode

A low pressure system brought warning level snow amounts to the Haines Highway in the northern Alaska Panhandle.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994849. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.