Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 17, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 21, 2011, 4:10 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 22, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 21, 2011, 4:10 PM AKST (01:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 22, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2011, 10:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
668 WWAK41 PAFC 220110 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 AKZ131-221500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.110222T1500Z-110223T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 410 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL BLOW RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
731 WWAK41 PAFC 220407 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 659 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 AKZ131-221800- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.110222T1500Z-110223T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 659 PM AKST MON FEB 21 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA BEGINNING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH WILL BLOW RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
169 WWAK41 PAFC 221358 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 AKZ131-230300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.110222T1500Z-110223T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 458 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. AN APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE THOMPSON PASS AREA BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH WILL BLOW RECENTLY FALLEN SNOW AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
951 WWAK41 PAFC 221950 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1050 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 AKZ131-222100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0017.000000T0000Z-110223T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1050 AM AKST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 21, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 21, 5:23 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 21, 9:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 21, 10:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.