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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK

February 1, 2008

NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Feb 1, 2008, 5:40 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2008, 10:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 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: Feb 1, 2008, 5:40 AM AKST (14:40 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 1, 2008, 10:40 AM AKST
Expired: Feb 1, 2008, 1:41 PM AKST
In force: 3 hr
Issued by: NWS Juneau, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Juneau, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Feb 1, 1:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 1, 1:30 AM AKST, 4 hours 10 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 1, 3:43 AM AKST, 1 hour 57 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Feb 1, 4:41 AM AKST, 59 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK
941 AM AST FRI FEB 1 2008

AKZ020>026-020100-
GLACIER BAY-EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND-
SALISBURY SOUND TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER COASTAL AREA-
CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA-
EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND-
INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GUSTAVUS...HOONAH...ELFIN COVE...
PELICAN...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON...JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...
WRANGELL...KAKE
941 AM AST FRI FEB 1 2008

...VERY LOW WATER CONTENT IN SNOW TODAY...

SNOW IS FALLING INTO THE VERY COLD AIR OVER THE PANHANDLE TODAY.
THESE COLD TEMPERATURES ARE CREATING MUCH DRIER SNOW THAN THE AREA
IS USED TO AND IS MORE TYPICAL OF INTERIOR ALASKA WEATHER. USUALLY
SNOW TO LIQUID RATIOS ARE 10 TO 1 OR 20 TO 1 OVER SOUTHEAST
ALASKA...BUT TODAY SNOW RATIOS ARE AS HIGH AS 80 TO 1. THE JUNEAU
FORECAST OFFICE RECORDED 4 INCHES OF SNOW FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM THIS
MORNING...BUT ONLY FIVE HUNDREDTHS OF MELTED EQUIVALENT. FAST
MOVING VEHICLES ARE EASILY BLOWING THE SNOW AND CREATING LOW
VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADS.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM MAY BRING HEAVIER SNOW SATURDAY NIGHT INTO
SUNDAY.

NF

The office that day

Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 1, 2:43 AM AKST	Snow Advisory	AJK	11 hr
Feb 1, 10:56 AM AKST	Winter Storm Watch	AJK	18 hr
Feb 1, 11:00 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AJK	24 hr

Nearby

Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2008 Every winter storm warning in 2008

Sources

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