Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2011, 3:15 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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, 3:15 PM AKST (00:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 13, 2011, 11:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
646 WWAK42 PAFC 140015 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 315 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ181-140900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.110214T0015Z-110214T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 315 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL BOTH DIMINISH DURING TH OVERNIGHT HOURS LEADING TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-141315- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 315 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
211 WWAK42 PAFC 140550 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 850 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ181-140900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110214T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 850 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BERING SIDE. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS WILL BOTH DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS LEADING TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ AKZ155-141500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 850 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. TEMPERATURES 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 BELOW TO 45 BELOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
049 WWAK42 PAFC 140820 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1120 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 AKZ181-140930- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-110214T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1120 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS ARE DIMINISHING IN COVERAGE AND VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ155-141500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-110214T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1120 PM AKST SUN FEB 13 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. AIR TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH MONDAY HELPING TO END THE WIND CHILL THREAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:21 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 13, 9:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:35 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 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.