Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2011, 12:09 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 13, 2011, 12:09 PM AKST (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 4:14 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
747 WWAK41 PAFC 132109 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1209 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ125-140200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.110213T2109Z-110214T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1209 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY FOR WHITTIER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WHITTIER. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ131-140200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1209 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS OVER THE PASS FEW HOURS. THERE STILL MAY BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW NEAR THE PASS WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. NORTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO LOOK TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-140200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1209 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-140200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1209 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
872 WWAK41 PAFC 132128 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1227 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ125-140230- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.110213T2127Z-110214T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1227 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST MONDAY FOR WHITTIER. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN WHITTIER. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ131-140230- /X.COR.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1227 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS. THERE STILL MAY BE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW NEAR THE PASS WITH VISIBILITIES FALLING BELOW A MILE AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS. NORTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 5 TO 10 BELOW ZERO LOOK TO DROP WIND CHILLS TO 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-140230- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1227 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES OF 10 TO 15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-140230- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1227 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. A COLD AIRMASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE SUSITNA VALLEY. ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA...STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH COUPLED WITH AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 15 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ZERO. THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS LOOK TO PERSIST THROUGH MID-DAY MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
816 WWAK41 PAFC 140114 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ125-140215- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-110214T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 414 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS ENDED IN WHITTIER AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED...WEST WINDS GUSTING TO 65 MPH WILL PERSIST IN THE WHITTIER AREA THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. $$ AKZ131-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110215T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 414 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND COLD AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM INTERIOR ALASKA WILL BRING WIND AND LOW WIND CHILLS TO THOMPSON PASS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 40 TO 50 BELOW WILL OCCUR THROUGH THOMPSON PASS UNTIL TUESDAY MORNING WHEN CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ141-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 414 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY FOR THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND WITH WIND CHILL READINGS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NEAR THE ALASKA RANGE THROUGH NOON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-141415- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110214T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 414 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE GULF AND COLD AIR MOVING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE WILL COMBINE TO CREATE WIND WITH WIND CHILL READINGS OF 40 TO 50 BELOW ALONG THE DENALI HIGHWAY AND NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH NOON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:46 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:14 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 4 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.