Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 25, 2006, 11:26 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 26, 2006, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 25, 2006, 11:26 AM AKST (20:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2006, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 26, 2006, 11:52 PM AKST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 260126 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 426 PM AST SAT NOV 25 2006 .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. AKZ155-261430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.061126T0800Z-061127T0200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.061126T1000Z-061127T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 426 PM AST SAT NOV 25 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM AST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS WILL PUSH A STRONG FRONT TOWARD SOUTHWEST ALASKA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND RESULT IN VERY STRONG WINDS AND SNOW FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST ALASKA. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-261430- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0004.061126T1800Z-061127T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 426 PM AST SAT NOV 25 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 9 AM AST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP SUNDAY MORNING WEST OF KING SALMON AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY NIGHT. ENOUGH WARM AIR WILL MAKE IT TO THE WESTERN CAPES TO CAUSE PRECIPITATION TO MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ON SUNDAY. THE REST OF THE REGION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ALL SNOW. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 23 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM ALONG THE HILLS AND MOUNTAINS. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE ON MONDAY BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 261436 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 536 AM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT IS INCHING CLOSER TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. AKZ161-270245- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0004.061126T1800Z-061127T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.061126T1800Z-061127T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 536 AM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 AM AST MONDAY. THE SNOW ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. RAIN AND SNOW IS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES RANGE FROM THE MID 20S INLAND TO THE UPPER 30S ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW FREEZING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST ALLOWING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 20 INCHES. AREAS EAST OF DILLINGHAM THAT REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOWFALL WILL RECEIVE MUCH LESS SNOW BUT STRONG WINDS FUNNELED THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF FREEZING RAIN WHERE SHALLOW COLD AIR REMAINS AT THE SURFACE BUT WARM AIR ADVECTS IN THE MID LEVELS. THIS SCENARIO IS POSSIBLE NORTH AND EAST OF A LINE FROM KING SALMON TO DILLINGHAM. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$ AKZ155-270245- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 536 AM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA TODAY. A STRONG FRONT IS INCHING CLOSER TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE IS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONTAL SYSTEM. CONDITIONS ARE DETERIORATING THIS MORNING OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST ARE ALREADY REACHING THE LOWER 30S WHICH MAY HELP IMPROVE VISIBILITY DURING THE DAY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED OVER PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...ESPECIALLY INLAND WHERE TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING AND WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 270113 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS CONTINUING TO MOVE NORTHWARD TOWARD EASTERN RUSSIA. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS OVER BRISTOL BAY AND THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. AKZ155-270600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND ALONG THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING. VERY STRONG WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE MOISTURE HAS ALREADY SPREAD OVER THE DELTA AND WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-271315- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 413 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST MONDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW FREEZING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST ALLOWING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. AREAS EAST OF DILLINGHAM THAT REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOWFALL WILL RECEIVE MUCH LESS SNOW BUT STRONG WINDS FUNNELED THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 270605 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 A STRONG FRONT IS MOVING INLAND ACROSS SOUTHWEST ALASKA VERY SLOWLY BRING WIDESPREAD SNOW AND WIND TO THE REGION. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. AKZ155-271400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 905 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY. A STRONG FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDS AND SNOW HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH ALONG THE COAST. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS AND SNOW CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INLAND. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO SLOWLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS AND SNOW TAPERING OFF BY EARLY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-271800- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 905 PM AST SUN NOV 26 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST MONDAY. A FRONTAL SYSTEM IS BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN JUST BELOW FREEZING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST ALLOWING HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION IN THIS AREA WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 16 INCHES. AREAS EAST OF DILLINGHAM THAT REMAIN COLD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT SNOWFALL WILL RECEIVE MUCH LESS SNOW BUT STRONG WINDS FUNNELED THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN RANGE WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. MORE SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 271352 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 452 AM AST MON NOV 27 2006 A STRONG FRONT MOVED INLAND OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST BRINGING RAIN...SNOW...AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES ARE AT OR ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND WINDS HAVE SUBSIDED BRINGING AND END TO THE THREAT FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AKZ155-271500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 452 AM AST MON NOV 27 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ161-271500- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-061127T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 452 AM AST MON NOV 27 2006 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. AREAS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL POSSIBLE TODAY AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES FROM WEST TO EAST TODAY. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED AS WELL AS THE THREAT FOR FREEZING RAIN. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS NORTH OF A LINE FROM DILLINGHAM TO ILIAMNA. UP TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL IN THIS AREA TODAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF THEN MORE SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 24, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Nov 25, 12:25 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Nov 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 25, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.