Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 26, 2011, 4:20 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 26, 2011, 4:20 PM AKST (01:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 4:01 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
933 WWAK41 PAFC 270120 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 AKZ131-271430- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.110227T0120Z-110228T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 420 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 65 TO 85 MPH WITH GUSTS WELL IN EXCESS OF 100 MPH ARE CONTINUING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE EXTREME WINDS ARE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND HAS RESULTED IN VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WIND CHILLS TO 40 BELOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL ALSO CONTINUE UNTIL WINDS BEGIN TO SUBSIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. CAR DAMAGE HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED DUE TO THE EXTREME WINDS. TRAVEL THROUGH THOMPSON PASS IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED UNTIL CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AKZ141-271430- /X.EXB.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.110227T0900Z-110227T1900Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 420 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH PASSES. TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW WILL COMBINE WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW THROUGH PASSES. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BEGIN TO WARM BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND MODERATE WIND CHILLS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-271430- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.110227T1000Z-110227T1900Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 420 PM AKST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. COLD AIR IS SPILLING ACROSS THE ALASKA RANGE TODAY. AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO DROP AND WINDS ARE FUNNELED THROUGH TERRAIN TONIGHT...WIND CHILLS WILL REACH 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO MAINLY NORTH OF TALKEETNA. TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND LATE IN THE MORNING AS WINDS ALSO DIMINISH. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
436 WWAK41 PAFC 271351 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 451 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 AKZ131-280300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 451 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH CONTINUES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS ARE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON FROM THESE VERY HIGH LEVELS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED WITH TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-271900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110227T1900Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 451 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING THROUGH PASSES... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW THROUGH PASSES THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE. 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. && $$ AKZ145-271900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110227T1900Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 451 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 15 BELOW COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW TO 40 BELOW NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM AND WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING...ALLOWING WIND CHILLS TO MODERATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
022 WWAK41 PAFC 271901 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1001 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 AKZ141-145-272015- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110227T1900Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1001 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ131-280300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1001 AM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH CONTINUES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE DANGEROUS WINDS ARE CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON FROM THESE VERY HIGH LEVELS...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FOR THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE LOCALIZED WITH TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
540 WWAK41 PAFC 280101 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 AKZ131-280215- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-110228T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 401 PM AKST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. HOWEVER...A HIGH WIND WARNING IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND ZONE. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS APPEAR TO HAVE ENDED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. HOWEVER...WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 95 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THE PASS...AND THEN DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON TOMORROW. THESE WINDS STILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 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.