Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 11, 2011, 3:54 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 11, 2011, 11:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 11, 2011, 3:54 PM AKDT (23:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 11, 2011, 11:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2011, 3:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWAK42 PAFC 112354 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 354 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 AKZ181-121600- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0010.110412T0800Z-110412T1700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.110412T0700Z-110412T1600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 354 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM AKDT TUESDAY FOR THE BERING SIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM AKDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY ONSHORE FLOW AND A BRISK AIRMASS IS YIELDING SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEARING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO ENHANCE THE PRECIPITATION AND BRING A STEADIER REDUCED VISIBILITY. ALONG THE BERING SIDE...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ROTATE AWAY FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY MORNING...ALLOWING PRECIPITATION INTENSITY TO WEAKEN AND VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. 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. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
912 WWAK42 PAFC 120005 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 AKZ181-121600- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0010.110412T0800Z-110412T1700Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.110412T0700Z-110412T1600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 404 PM AKDT MON APR 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM AKDT TUESDAY FOR THE BERING SIDE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM AKDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STEADY ONSHORE FLOW AND A BRISK AIRMASS IS YIELDING SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA. A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEARING THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS FEATURE LOOKS TO ENHANCE THE PRECIPITATION AND BRING A STEADIER REDUCED VISIBILITY. ALONG THE BERING SIDE...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ROTATE AWAY FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA TUESDAY MORNING...ALLOWING PRECIPITATION INTENSITY TO WEAKEN AND VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
894 WWAK42 PAFC 121157 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 AKZ181-121300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-110412T1600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 357 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA...AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO ONE MILE OR GREATER. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE MILE AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 10, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 10, 6:52 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 11, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 11, 9:44 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Apr 11, 11:24 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Apr 11, 11:32 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 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.