Winter Storm Watch until 12:00PM Monday
...HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE... .Periodic snow showers Friday and Saturday will fall ahead of a warm front that will bring heavy snow Sunday. Warming temperatures will push northward Sunday through Monday causing a change to rain. A separate front will bring heavy rain and upper elevation snow to the region Monday night through Tuesday.
* WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 11 to 18 inches possible.
* WHERE...Municipality of Skagway and Haines Borough and Klukwan.
* WHEN...From late Saturday night through Monday morning.
* IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Temperatures will warm through the event, causing a mix with rain as precipitation briefly moves out Monday. Upper elevations may see additional accumulations as precipitation moves back in Monday night.
* AFFECTED AREAS: MUNICIPALITY OF SKAGWAY ... HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN
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
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP ASTKTN followed by your message, to 888777
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