Alaska, 2024Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 23 to 24, 2024
December 23 to 24, 2024 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone
A front brought moisture northward into the area causing a period of freezing rain, then heavy rates caused a change to snow fell over the northern highways at elevation. This was the first in a series of snow events after a cold snap for this area, while sea level locations saw mainly rain.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
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- 1
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A front brought moisture northward into the area causing a period of freezing rain, then heavy rates caused a change to snow fell over the northern highways at elevation. This was the first in a series of snow events after a cold snap for this area, while sea level locations saw mainly rain.
Heavy Snow, Haines Borough and Klukwan
- When
- December 23, 9:00 PM AKST to December 24, 12:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Haines Borough and Klukwan forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 59.251, -135.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Trained spotter near 26 mile Haines Highway reported that 9 inches of snow had fallen, beginning overnight and lasting until about noon on Christmas Eve. Haines Customs at 40 mile measured 8.1 inches at 7am that morning with snow continuing at the time.
- 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.
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- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Vermont, December 23 to 24, 202417 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 23 to 24, 202410 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New York, December 23 to 24, 20249 events
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, December 23, 20247 events
- High Wind and Heavy Rain in California, December 23 to 24, 202483 kt wind · 3 events
- High Surf in Oregon, December 23 to 24, 20242 events
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Nevada, December 23 to 24, 202468 kt wind · 2 events
- Dense Fog in Montana, December 23, 20241 event
- High Wind in Oregon, December 23 to 24, 202461 kt wind · 1 event
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: 1229511.