Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 23, 2011, 12:42 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 23, 2011, 12:42 PM AKST (21:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 23, 2011, 6:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
670 WWAK42 PAFC 232142 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1242 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 AKZ191-240400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.110223T2142Z-110224T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1242 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THAT AREA. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 75 MPH TO 90 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE LOW MOVES RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
050 WWAK42 PAFC 240104 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 AKZ191-240400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110224T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 404 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW MOVING THROUGH THE WESTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS CONTINUES TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE AREA. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 75 MPH TO 85 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH EARLY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID EVENING AS THE LOW MOVES RAPIDLY AWAY FROM THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
535 WWAK42 PAFC 240347 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 647 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 AKZ191-240500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-110224T0400Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 647 PM AKST WED FEB 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS THE STRONG LOW IS MOVING AWAY INTO THE BERING SEA. WINDS ARE SHIFTING AROUND TO THE WEST AND DECREASING. EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:01 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:16 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 23, 9:15 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.