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A-South
Wednesday February 22nd, 2023 :: 02:58 p.m. AKST

Community

Winter Storm Watch until 09:00AM Saturday

* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 10 inches possible.

* WHERE...Portions of southeast Alaska, including the inner channels and central and southern outer coast.

* WHEN...From late Thursday night through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. The hazardous conditions could impact the morning and evening commutes.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Greatest snowfall rates expected Friday afternoon into the overnight hours for the northern panhandle. Greatest snowfall rates for the southern panhandle expected early Saturday morning. Mixing with rain along the outer coast likely Friday evening.

* AFFECTED AREAS: MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY ... HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN ... GLACIER BAY ... EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND ... CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO LISIANSKI STRAIT ... CITY AND BOROUGH OF SITKA ... ADMIRALTY ISLAND ... CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU ... PETERSBURG BOROUGH ... WESTERN KUPREANOF AND KUIU ISLAND ... PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND ... CITY AND BOROUGH OF WRANGELL ... KETCHIKAN GATEWAY BOROUGH ... ANNETTE ISLAND

Instructions:

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

Address/Location
A-South
7366 N Tongass Hwy
Ketchikan, AK 99901

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-225-5118

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Winter Storm Watch

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