Alaska, 2025Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, November 19 to 20, 2025
November 19 to 20, 2025 · NWS AJK · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
On Tuesday night November 18th, a strong low moved along the Panhandle coast carrying plentiful moisture with it. This brought snow to the upper portions of the Haines and Klondike Highways on the 19th and into the 20th while temperatures hovered around the freezing point.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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On Tuesday night November 18th, a strong low moved along the Panhandle coast carrying plentiful moisture with it. This brought snow to the upper portions of the Haines and Klondike Highways on the 19th and into the 20th while temperatures hovered around the freezing point. Meanwhile, portions of Prince of Wales Island saw a period of high winds on the 19th.
Heavy Snow, Haines Borough and Klukwan
- When
- November 19, 8:00 AM AKST to 11:00 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)
The 7am morning COOP from Haines Customs on the 20th had a snowfall measurement of 8.3 inches. The observer noted that snow had changed to rain overnight. Similarly, the morning 511 report for the Highway estimated that up to 6 inches of snow was on the road while already mixed with rain. The SNOTEL site on Flower Mountain measured snowfall between the hours of 8am and 11pm on the 19th with a total of 8 inches, 6 inches of that having accumulated by 5pm.
High Wind, Prince of Wales Island
- When
- November 19, 2:20 PM AKST to 6:00 PM AKST
- Where
- Prince of Wales Island forecast zone
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 55.597, -132.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The Hydaburg AWOS measured wind gusts trending up through the day on the 19th, peaking at 56mph at 519pm AKST. The AWOS station stopped reporting after 552pm, likely due to a power outage. The Klawock COOP observer noted damaging wind had occurred on both the 19th and 20th in their 9am report. On the other side of the island, the FAA webcam near Kasaan measured sustained winds in excess of 40mph between 220-420pm on the 19th, including a peak sustained wind speed of 47mph.
Heavy Snow, Municipality of Skagway
- When
- November 19, 8:00 PM AKST to November 20, 1:00 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)
The 832am morning 511 report for the Klondike Highway on the 20th gave a snowfall of 4 to 7 inches for the upper portions of the highway to the border with snow continuing to fall. The Moore Creek SNOTEL site at 2250 feet elevation measured snowfall between the hours of 8pm on the 19th and 1pm on the 20th with a total of 7 inches.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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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: 1302194, 1302235, 1302200.