Alaska, 2022

Winter Storm in Alaska, October 25 to 26, 2022

October 25 to 26, 2022 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A late October system initiated an overrunning snow event for parts of the far N Panhandle as warmer air overran cooler air. Some snow occurred near surface level but the majority of it fell above 2000 feet along the Klondike Highway and near White Pass.

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The toll

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

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.

A late October system initiated an overrunning snow event for parts of the far N Panhandle as warmer air overran cooler air. Some snow occurred near surface level but the majority of it fell above 2000 feet along the Klondike Highway and near White Pass.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Municipality of Skagway

When
October 25, 8:00 PM AKST to October 26, 11:00 PM AKST
Where
Municipality of Skagway forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways
Coordinates
59.469, -135.306 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

At 730 am AKDT, the Klondike Highway Road Report from the Department of Transportation reported a maximum of 6 inches of new snow at the summit. The next day, the Road Report noted an additional max 8 inches of new snow since the morning of October 26. Snow continued at White Pass through October 26 and the Klondike Highway was closed between 552 am AKDT and 914 am AKDT on October 27 from Skagway to Fraser due to large amounts of snow.

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 1059040.