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Winter Storm Warning 4, NWS Juneau, AK

January 6, 2025Haines Borough, Skagway Municipality, Alaska

NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 6, 2025, 2:55 PM AKST for Haines Borough, Skagway Municipality, Alaska. It took effect at Jan 6, 2025, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2025, 2:55 PM AKST (23:55 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 6, 2025, 6:00 PM AKST
Expired
Jan 7, 2025, 9:00 AM AKST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

Counties Haines Borough, AK, Skagway Municipality, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Jan 6, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 5:27 AM AKST, 9 hours 28 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 6, 1:55 PM AKST, 1 hour before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Juneau AK
155 PM AKST Mon Jan 6 2025

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     Snow             2.5 SE Yakutat          59.54N 139.70W
01/04/2025  M6.4 Inch        Yakutat            AK   Cocorahs

            Cocorahs station AK-YK-1 Yakutat 2.5 SE
            measured 6.4 inches of snow had fallen by
            Saturday morning.

1100 AM     Avalanche        1 S White Pass          59.62N 135.16W
01/05/2025                   Skagway            AK   Dept of Highways

            Klondike Highway DOT reported an avalanche
            occurred at 14.3 mile, closing the road. The
            road was reopened at 150pm.

0500 AM     Snow             1 E Gustavus            58.41N 135.71W
01/06/2025  M5.8 Inch        Hoonah-Angoon      AK   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station GUSA2 1.1 E Gustavus.

0700 AM     Snow             Haines Customs          59.45N 136.35W
01/06/2025  M4.7 Inch        Haines             AK   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station at Haines Customs
            measured 4.7 inches of snow over the
            previous 2 days. Snow had ended.

0800 AM     Snow             Haines                  59.24N 135.45W
01/06/2025  M9.7 Inch        Haines             AK   CO-OP Observer

            CO-OP Observer station Haines No. 2 measured
            2.6 inches of snow Sunday morning, some of
            that from snow showers that occurred on
            Saturday, and another 7.1 inches by Monday
            morning when snow had ended. A glaze of ice
            was also noted.

0930 AM     Snow             1 NW Haines             59.24N 135.46W
01/06/2025  M9.0 Inch        Haines             AK   Trained Spotter

            Trained spotter reported 6 inches of new
            snow on Sunday by 1120pm followed by another
            3 inches by morning when snow had ended. 1
            inch of snow had fallen from separate
            showers on Saturday.

&&
Special weather statement, Jan 6, 1:57 PM AKST, 58 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
157 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2025

AKZ317>327-071700-
CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT-MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY-HAINES
BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN-GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-CAPE
FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT-CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA-
ADMIRALTY ISLAND-CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU-PETERSBURG BOROUGH-
WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND-
157 PM AKST MON JAN 6 2025

...ACTIVE WET WEATHER POISED TO RETURN TO NORTHERN PANHANDLE...

A STRONG ATMOSPHERIC RIVER IS MOVING FROM THE CENTRAL PACIFIC ACROSS
THE GULF AND INTO THE CENTRAL GULF COAST OF ALASKA AND THEN DRIFTING
EAST INTO THE PANHANDLE. ANTICIPATED RAIN FALL FROM THIS FRONT
SHOULD RANGE BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.5 INCHES. WARM AIR WITH THE SOUTHERLY
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO WARM THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE, HOWEVER, NOT
EXPECTING TO SEE THE NORTHERN LYNN CANAL AREAS TO SEE THIS WARMING
UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING.

SNOW LEVELS FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE UP TO 2500 FEET BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON, THE ARE GUSTAVUS AND JUNEAU AREAS THE FREEZING LEVELS
AREA LITTLE HIGHER AROUND 3000.  THE RAIN FALLING INTO THE SNOWPACK
AND WARMING WITH HIGHER TEMPERATURES WILL START TO INCREASE
SNOWMELT. STREAMS WILL INCREASE, BUT THREATS OF PONDING WILL THE
ISSUE WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM.

THE SECOND FEATURE IS AS STRONG OR STRONGER AND EXPECTED THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE HIGHER  (4000 TO 5000 FT ) AND
ADDITIONAL RAIN ( 1 TO 3 INCHES MORE ) WILL ADD MORE SNOWMELT.
STREAMS WILL BE RISING QUICKLY WITH THE FIRST SYSTEM, AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING DUE TO DRAINAGE ISSUES ARE POSSIBLE. SIGNIFICANT RIVER
RISES ARE MORE LIKELY WITH THIS SECOND EVENT AS THE FIRST EVENT
PRIMED THE RIVER AND SOIL CONDITIONS TO POSSIBLE PRODUCE BANKFUL TO
FLOODING CONDITIONS.

BRIAN.BEZENEK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 2:58 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK12 hr
Jan 6, 3:05 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK32 hr
Jan 6, 3:55 AM AKSTGale WarningAJK31 hr
Jan 6, 3:55 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK31 hr
Jan 6, 3:58 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAJK14 hr
Jan 6, 2:56 PM AKSTGale WarningAJK12 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.