After a six day Arctic air outflow event, a frontal band, the first of a series of systems, brought dry, fluffy, snow starting over the southern panhandle and spreading northward through the 23rd. E-ENE wind gusts of 25-40mph were widespread with reports of blowing and drifting snow. The second frontal band moved into the southern panhandle early on the 24th.

Heavy Snow in CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU, ALASKA
From 23-DEC-22 08:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 11:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

COOP observer at Lena Point, north of Juneau, measured 6.5 inches of snow had already fallen by 5pm while other places downtown had less than an inch by that time. In the end, out the road reports were 10 to 14 inches.

Heavy Snow in PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND, ALASKA
From 22-DEC-22 20:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 06:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP observer in Thorne Bay reported that snow had begun around 10pm on the 22nd and measured 8 inches by 8am the next morning with heavy snow continuing to fall.  They measured another 3.5 inches by 6am on the 24th when snow had ended or changed to rain. Other communities on Prince of Wales Island reported 9 inches of snow had fallen before changing to rain on the 24th.

Heavy Snow in CITY AND BOROUGH OF YAKUTAT, ALASKA
From 23-DEC-22 16:30:00 to 24-DEC-22 13:50:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Spotter reported 12 inches of snow, but winds were blowing the snow with drifts considerably higher than the measured total. The Yakutat airport ASOS measured wind gusts of 30 -40 mph with visibility down to a half mile periodically between 9pm and 5am.

Heavy Snow in HAINES BOROUGH AND KLUKWAN, ALASKA
From 23-DEC-22 16:00:00 to 24-DEC-22 08:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

The COOP measurement from the city of Haines was 6 inches on the morning of the 24th. Another trained spotter from town also noted 6 inches had fallen since the previous evening while three other spotters closer to Lynn Canal had to estimate the snow at 4 to 6 inches due to persistent wind and blowing snow. They noted that light dry snow had fallen all day on the 23rd, but did not start accumulating until after 6pm and ended before sunrise.

Heavy Snow in PETERSBURG BOROUGH, ALASKA
From 23-DEC-22 03:50:00 to 24-DEC-22 17:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: COOP Observer

Light snow fell at the Petersburg Airport all day on the 23rd with 3.5 inches being measured by 9pm. A lull between waves happened overnight, then picked up again around 5am on the 24th with 7.8 inches of new snow falling by 5pm, or over 12 hours.

Heavy Snow in WESTERN KUPREANOF ISLAND AND KUIU ISLAND, ALASKA
From 22-DEC-22 15:30:00 to 24-DEC-22 17:00:00 (AKST-9)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A spotter from Port Alexander emailed estimating they had 6 inches of snow by 816am on the 23rd. Another spotter further north in the zone, in Security Bay, saw the same event in two waves of snow of 3.5 inches on the 23rd and 5.5 inches by 5pm on the 24th. That spotter reported snow had begun several hours later and had a quarter mile visibility the morning of the 23rd and a very dry consistency.