Winter Storm Warning until 06:00AM Wednesday 
...MULTIPLE SYSTEMS MOVING INTO THE PANHANDLE BRINGING SNOW... .For the Winter Weather Advisory, moisture moving northward over colder air at the surface will lead to snow from the Icy Strait corridor down to Prince of Wales Island. For the winter storm, a developing system continues to move into the southern Panhandle Tuesday evening. Heavy precipitation rates are expected to continue in the Misty Fjords area Tuesday evening and continue through Wednesday morning. Snow rates will reach up to one inch per hour. For the winter storm watch, a weak system over the NE Gulf Coast will linger Wednesday night into Thursday, directing moisture into the central and northern Panhandle, around Icy Strait as well as Prince of Wales Island. It is currently uncertain how much moisture is associated with this weak system, as well as where the heaviest snow will be as snowfall amounts will mainly be driven by showers. Some areas could potentially see up to warning level snow if multiple heavy showers start to impact the same area repeatedly. Elsewhere, snow accumulations could potentially be little to no accumulation leading to significant accumulation differences.
* WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 6 to 8 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph.
* WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat.
* WHEN...Until 6 AM AKST Wednesday.
* IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow shower intensity will vary greatly from light to heavy at any given time through the night.
* AFFECTED AREAS: CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT
Instructions:
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water with you in case of an emergency. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather. For the latest road conditions, where available, call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
Address/Location
Yakutat Borough Police Department
609 Forest Hwy No 10
Yakutat, AK 99689
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 907-784-3206
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP YAKUTAT followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Expected - Responsive action SHOULD be taken soon (within next hour)
- Certainty:
- Likely (p > ~50%)
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Winter Storm Warning