Heavy Snow, Northern Lynn Canal
- When
- December 6, 9:30 PM AST to December 7, 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Northern Lynn Canal forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 6 to 8, 2001
Warm moist air moving off of the Gulf of Alaska across cold air entrenched in the inner channels of Southeast Alaska result in significant snow falls. The heavier snows were limited to the colder interior valley locations where the cold air was not eroded.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS AJK wrote it up.
Warm moist air moving off of the Gulf of Alaska across cold air entrenched in the inner channels of Southeast Alaska result in significant snow falls. The heavier snows were limited to the colder interior valley locations where the cold air was not eroded. Hyder reported 24" of snow for their climate day, other reports as Canyon Island on the Taku river had 17" and the Customs stations on the Haines roadway reported 10.8"
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island
- When
- December 7, 12:00 AM AST to 9:00 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough-Eastern Chichagof-Admiralty Island forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Misty Fjords
- When
- December 7, 12:00 AM AST to December 8, 1:00 AM AST
- Where
- Misty Fjords forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Strong Wind in Vermont, December 6, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 6 to 7, 2001
- Strong Wind in New York, December 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 6 to 7, 2001
- High Wind in Michigan, December 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 6, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 6 to 7, 2001
- Winter Storm in Colorado, December 6 to 7, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 6, 2001
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 6, 2001
- Flood in Indiana, December 6 to 8, 2001
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, December 2001
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5273918, 5273919, 5273920.