Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 16, 2011, 12:18 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 29 min. 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 16, 2011, 12:18 PM AKST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2011, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2011, 6:29 PM AKST
- In force
- 29 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
888 WWAK42 PAFC 162118 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1218 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 AKZ155-171030- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.110217T0200Z-110217T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.110217T0300Z-110217T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1218 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL CAUSE SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL REGION THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF KIPNUK. SOUTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST BY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOW TAPERS OFF. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
305 WWAK42 PAFC 162204 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 104 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 AKZ155-171400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.110217T0300Z-110217T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 104 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM FROM THE WEST WILL CAUSE SNOW TO OVERSPREAD THE COASTAL REGION THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF KIPNUK. SOUTH WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST BY THIS EVENING WHICH WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH AND SNOW TAPERS OFF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
917 WWAK42 PAFC 170329 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 629 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 AKZ155-170430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-110217T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 629 PM AKST WED FEB 16 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED FOR ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW BLIZZARD CRITERIA...BUT STILL EXPECT AREAS OF SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST RESULTING IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 16, 4:23 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.