Residents of Juneau, Alaska are struggling to remove snow from roofs and boats this week before more hits.
After 6 feet of snow in December, residents of Juneau, Alaska are struggling to remove snow from their roofs and boats this week before more snow and rain hit.Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby reported from Juneau, Alaska, where massive piles of snow have buried vehicles and triggered roof collapses under a cementlike snowpack.
Forecasters warn another 30 inches of snow may fall this week, compounding one of the region’s most extreme winter stretches in years., Alaska, wreaked havoc across the city with the unusually-deep snow sinking boats and causing roofs to collapse. A warmup and rainfall this week have made things worse, and now, AccuWeather meteorologists say more heavy snow and rain are on the way.has a reputation for being snowy, Juneau received nearly an entire winter season's worth of snow in December with 82 inches , compared to a historical average of 17.5 inches. The city averages 87.8 inches of snow all winter. December 2025 was the second-highest monthly total snowfall on record for Juneau.Six feet of snow is bad enough, but when temperatures in the teens spiked to 34 and 36 degrees on Monday and Tuesday, the snow started to melt. Additionally, more than half an inch of rain soaked the snow, adding to the weight. A number of boats and boathouses have collapsed in the harbor, and officials are urging residents to clear snow from their boats and roofs to avoid collapses before the next snowy period starts this week."Heavy snow can quickly reduce stability and cause vessels to sink, leading to property damage and pollution. We are already responding to multiple sinking vessels," the Arctic District of the U.S. Coast Guard Video from Storm Chaser Aaron Rigsby on Tuesday showed residents desperately trying to remove snow from their roofs before the new storm, sometimes with three or four people working on one roof."Several homes and buildings and houses have had their roofs cave in from the amount of weight of the snow," Rigsby said, adding,"The mix of rain has almost turned it into cement, with this type of snowpack adding so much pressure to these buildings."What caused the heavy snow in Juneau? "An amplified jet stream pattern along the Alaskan Panhandle during the month of December resulted in highly anomalous snowfall totals in Juneau," AccuWeather Meteorologist Alyssa Glenny explained."Multiple moisture-filled storms impacted the region in waves that month, with some even stalling for several days." The forecast is not good. AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Tyler Roys says that another 8-16 inches of snow is possible in Juneau through Friday morning. "After that, warmer air and rounds of rain will follow from Friday to next Wednesday, with the waterlogged snow causing an increased threat for roof collapse," Roys says. Snow melt, in addition to the rain, will also lead to an increased threat for flooding this weekend and next week.
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