Last weekend’s blizzard caused the Haines Borough School District to close Monday after 16 inches of snow fell in less than 24 hours–a record high for daily snowfall according to National Weather Service data.
School superintendent Roy Getchell said he made the call around 5:45 a.m. Monday morning after speaking with local Department of Transportation staff and taking into account blizzard warnings from the National Weather Service.
“What made this unique is that DOT shared…
