Yakutat, AK Severe Weather Alertstar_ratehome

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER SYSTEM TO BRING HEAVY SNOW AND RAIN ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE...

After an extended period of much colder than normal temperatures,
a significant weather system will bring heavy snow, with a transition
rain across the north central panhandle.

Over the weekend, high pressure shifting east and a low moving
into the northern gulf will help steer an atmospheric river of
deep moisture into southeast Alaska. Heavy snow is expected to
begin by late Friday night into early Saturday morning and
continue through Saturday evening. Eventually, winds aloft will
mix down warmer air to the surface and is expected to result in a
changeover to rain from south to north and past the Icy Strait
corridor by Sunday morning. Moderate to heavy rain could fall
through Sunday before possibly changing back over to snow Monday.
Locations further north have a higher likelihood of staying all
snow through the duration of the event, including Skagway, Haines
and Yakutat. Significant snowfall amounts are possible through the
weekend, even before the expected changeover to rain.
Additionally, moderate to heavy rainfall on top of the snow could
result in excessive runoff that could lead to poor drainage on
roadways. Now would be the time to act by clearing snow on the
ground around drainage areas and making preparations for snowmelt
and rain.

Uncertainty remains on specific snowfall amounts and will be
highly dependent on temperatures and duration of snowfall, but
preliminary snowfall forecast of around 10-12+ inches are possible
along the Icy Strait corridor and for the Juneau area, with
around 18-24+ inches possible for Haines, Skagway and Yakutat. If
areas along the Icy Strait corridor don't changeover over to rain
as quickly, snow amounts could be higher.

Stay tuned to the forecast over the coming days for updates as
this evolving system nears and a the scope and scale of impacts
become more clear.