Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 6, 2011, 12:14 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 7, 2011, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 16 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
- Apr 6, 2011, 12:14 PM AKDT (20:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2011, 6:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 7, 2011, 9:33 PM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
822 WWAK41 PAFC 062014 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-071330- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0014.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY MORNING IN THOMPSON PASS AND BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY EVENING WITH ACCUMULATIONS AROUND 20 INCHES. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THOMPSON PASS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-071330- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0014.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1214 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN VALLEY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN VALLEY. 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE IN THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN VALLEY THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
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562 WWAK41 PAFC 070055 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ145-071400- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0014.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0003.110407T1200Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 455 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MIXING IN. NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED..WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ131-071400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 455 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY LATE TONIGHT IN THOMPSON PASS AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
846 WWAK41 PAFC 070100 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ145-071415- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0014.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0003.110407T1200Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 459 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR THE SUSITNA VALLEY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM DURING THE AFTERNOON FROM TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MIXING IN. NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED..WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ131-071415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 459 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. SNOW WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY LATE TONIGHT IN THOMPSON PASS AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THURSDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
845 WWAK41 PAFC 070745 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1145 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ131-072045- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1145 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKDT THURSDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. LIGHT SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY THURSDAY MORNING THEN TAPER OFF THURSDAY EVENING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH ON THURSDAY WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-072045- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.110407T1200Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1145 PM AKDT WED APR 6 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 PM AKDT THURSDAY NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TOWARDS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MIXING IN. NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 8 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED..WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
209 WWAK41 PAFC 071318 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 518 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ131-080200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 518 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID-MORNING THEN TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-080230- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 518 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MIXING IN. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
900 WWAK41 PAFC 071331 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 530 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ131-080200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.110407T1400Z-110408T0200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 530 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS. SNOW IN THOMPSON PASS WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID-MORNING THEN TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-080245- /X.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 530 AM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MID MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FROM TALKEETNA SOUTHWARD WITH POTENTIAL FOR RAIN MIXING IN. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
653 WWAK41 PAFC 080159 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 559 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM SYSTEM IN THE BERING SEA IS PRESENTLY PASSING OVER SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THIS FRONT IS PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THOMPSON PASS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY. AKZ131-080600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110408T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 559 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL REMAIN HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH HAVE COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-080400- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 559 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL REMAIN HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 10 TO 20 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO TAPER OFF FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
820 WWAK41 PAFC 080402 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 802 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 AKZ145-080515- /X.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110408T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 802 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. HOWEVER...PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES EXPECT 3 TO 6 INCHES NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. $$ AKZ131-080600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110408T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 802 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL REMAIN HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH HAVE COMBINED WITH THE FALLING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
658 WWAK41 PAFC 080533 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 933 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 AKZ131-080645- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-110408T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 933 PM AKDT THU APR 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW HAVE COME TO AN END IN THOMPSON PASS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:23 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 52 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:52 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Apr 6, 12:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:23 AM AKDT | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Apr 6, 5:35 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 6, 10:55 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr |
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Sources
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