Heavy Snow — Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

2021-11-20 · Eastern Chichagof Island, Alaska

Event narrative

Hoonah Police estimated 6 to 7 inches of snowfall in Hoonah.

Wider weather episode

The third storm in a series moved into the gulf of Alaska on the nineteenth and twentieth. Except for the farthest southern areas, temperatures were below or near freezing

across the majority of the panhandle. This system brought abundant moisture into the

panhandle with most of it falling as snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994889. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.