Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 3, 2011, 2:09 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 3, 2011, 3:45 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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
- Jan 3, 2011, 2:09 PM AKST (23:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2011, 3:45 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2011, 8:41 AM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
151 WWAK42 PAFC 032309 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 209 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 AKZ187-040015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 209 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE SNOW AND WINDS DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ155-041400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.110104T0600Z-110104T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.110103T2309Z-110104T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 209 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING EASTWARD SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO JUST NORTH OF BRISTOL BAY BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
863 WWAK42 PAFC 040048 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 345 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 AKZ187-040145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110104T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 345 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE SNOW AND WINDS DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ155-041545- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.110104T0600Z-110104T1800Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.110104T0045Z-110104T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 345 PM AKST MON JAN 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
001 WWAK42 PAFC 041359 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 AKZ155-041800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110104T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 459 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. FALLING SNOW AND STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE CONTINUING THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID MORNING...WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AND SNOW TAPERING OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. 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. && $$
668 WWAK42 PAFC 041741 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 841 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 AKZ155-041845- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110104T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 841 AM AKST TUE JAN 4 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES ARE COMING UP. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 2, 4:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 3, 5:05 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 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.