Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 16, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 19, 2011, 11:55 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 19, 2011, 11:55 AM AKST (20:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2011, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 20, 2011, 3:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
601 WWAK42 PAFC 192055 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1155 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 AKZ155-200400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.110220T0100Z-110220T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1155 AM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST ARE LIKELY WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
412 WWAK42 PAFC 200348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 648 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 AKZ155-201400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110220T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 648 PM AKST SAT FEB 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT...BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL OCCUR WITH SNOW ACCUMULATING 2 TO 5 INCHES. THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE DELTA. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BRINGING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
085 WWAK42 PAFC 201203 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 303 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 AKZ155-201315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0016.000000T0000Z-110220T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 303 AM AKST SUN FEB 20 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WEATHER FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA HAS MOVED INLAND. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY IMPROVE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 19, 4:34 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Feb 19, 4:40 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 19, 10:28 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 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.