Alaska, 2024

Winter Storm in Alaska, November 28 to 29, 2024

November 28 to 29, 2024 · NWS AJK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A warm front which stalled over the central panhandle during an active weather pattern brought accumulating snow to more interior parts of SE AK. Cold outflow winds in the northern panhandle kept the system from advancing further N, while precipitation in the far southern panhandle remained as rain.

Where it happened

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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 warm front which stalled over the central panhandle during an active weather pattern brought accumulating snow to more interior parts of SE AK. Cold outflow winds in the northern panhandle kept the system from advancing further N, while precipitation in the far southern panhandle remained as rain.

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Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, City and Borough of Wrangell

When
November 28, 8:56 AM AKST to November 29, 3:00 AM AKST
Where
City and Borough of Wrangell forecast zone
Reported by
Social Media
Coordinates
56.413, -132.320 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Reports on social media were received of new snowfall in Wrangell of 8+ inches of new snowfall. One report indicated that as of 8pm on the 28th that 12 inches of snow had fallen, with eight inches of that to have fallen since noon. Another trained spotter south of town measured 10 inches by 10pm and reported it as very dense and heavy. Snow ending time is estimated.

What these are

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

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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: 1221650.