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Blizzard Watch 26, NWS Anchorage, AK

December 2, 2010

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Dec 2, 2010, 5:36 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 3, 2010, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2010, 5:36 AM AKST (14:36 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 3, 2010, 6:00 AM AKST
Expired
Dec 3, 2010, 5:49 AM AKST
In force
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Dec 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 2, 5:00 AM AKST, 36 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC4 days
Dec 1, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC12 hr
Dec 1, 5:43 PM AKSTHigh Wind WarningAFC11 hr
Dec 1, 9:46 PM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC7 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC48 hr
Dec 2, 4:00 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 4:30 AM AKSTBlizzard WatchAFC12 hr
Dec 2, 4:30 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFC32 hr
Dec 2, 5:36 AM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFC17 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Watches in Alaska, 2010Every blizzard watch in 2010

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.