Heavy Snow, Haines Borough and Lynn Canal
- When
- January 27, 9:45 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Haines Borough and Lynn Canal forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 27, 2005
An overrunning weather pattern resulted in minimal warning criteria snowfall in several communities throughout the Northern Panhandle. Haines received from 5-7 inches, Glacier Bay National Park and Gustavus received from 4-6 inches, Annex Creek had 8", Canyon Island measured 6", and the Juneau area received from 3-5 inches.
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.
An overrunning weather pattern resulted in minimal warning criteria snowfall in several communities throughout the Northern Panhandle. Haines received from 5-7 inches, Glacier Bay National Park and Gustavus received from 4-6 inches, Annex Creek had 8", Canyon Island measured 6", and the Juneau area received from 3-5 inches. No damage nor injuries.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Glacier Bay
- When
- January 27, 10:45 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Glacier Bay forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow, Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island
- When
- January 27, 10:45 AM AST to 2:00 PM AST
- Where
- Juneau Borough and Northern Admiralty Island 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
- Cold in New York, January 27, 2005
- Tornado in California, January 27, 2005
- Winter Weather in Nebraska, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Winter Storm in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Cold in New York, January 27, 2005
- Cold in Maine, January 27, 2005
- Winter Weather in Kansas, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in California, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 27 to 28, 2005
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, January 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, January 27, 2005
- Dense Fog in Washington, January 27, 2005
More
Every storm in Alaska in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Alaska, January 2005
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5437207, 5437208, 5437209.