Heavy Snow — Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

2021-11-21 · Haines Borough and Lynn Canal, Alaska

Event narrative

A trained spotter in Haines measured an additional 8 inches of snow since 1230 pm AKST for a storm total of 22.5 inches.

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 994924. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.