Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 24, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 12, 2011, 6:20 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 12, 2011, 6:20 AM AKDT (14:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 12, 2011, 12:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
927 WWAK42 PAFC 121420 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 620 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING... NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED DRAMATICALLY BEHIND A DISTURBANCE THAT MOVED SOUTH ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 50 MPH ARE PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WHICH SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. AKZ155-122000- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.110412T1420Z-110412T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 620 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY ALONG THE COAST. NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 30 TO 50 MPH BEHIND A DISTURBANCE WHICH MOVED SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR NUNIVAK ISLAND AND TOKSOOK BAY...AND THESE CONDITIONS SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. EXPECT VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS BY EARLY 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
457 WWAK42 PAFC 121704 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 904 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 AKZ155-121815- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110412T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 904 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CAN CELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF. BLIZZARD NO LONGER EXIST. $$
484 WWAK42 PAFC 121706 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 906 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 AKZ155-121815- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0024.000000T0000Z-110412T2000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 906 AM AKDT TUE APR 12 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF. BLIZZARD NO LONGER EXIST. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 11, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 12, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.