Alaska, 2022

Heavy Snow in Alaska, November 25, 2022

November 25, 2022 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A frontal band moved across the northern Gulf of Alaska while there was sufficient cold air in place across the northern inner channels for quickly accumulating, very wet, snow.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS AJK wrote it up.

A frontal band moved across the northern Gulf of Alaska while there was sufficient cold air in place across the northern inner channels for quickly accumulating, very wet, snow.

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1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Haines Borough and Klukwan

When
November 25, 9:19 AM AKST to 11:27 PM AKST
Where
Haines Borough and Klukwan forecast zone
Reported by
Trained Spotter
Coordinates
59.251, -135.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Trained spotters on the Chilkat Peninsula, south of Haines, reported heavy wet snow fell during the day on the 25th. One measured 6 inches by 830pm and another measured 9 inches at 1127pm as it was changing to rain. Spotters the wet snow was causing branches to lean across the road and driveway. As the snow transitioned to rain there were strong wind gusts.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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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: 1067935.