Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 24, 2011, 10:31 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 24, 2011, 10:31 AM AKDT (18:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
489 WWAK42 PAFC 241831 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1031 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM NEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE REGION. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE LOW WEAKENS AND MOVES TOWARD BRISTOL BAY. AKZ181-250300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.110424T1831Z-110425T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1031 AM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ALONG WITH WINDS GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 3 INCHES ALTHOUGH LOCAL DRIFTS COULD BE ONE FOOT OR MORE. THESE DANGEROUS WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
088 WWAK42 PAFC 250227 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 627 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 AKZ181-250600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110425T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 627 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ALONG WITH WINDS GUSTING FROM THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 MPH. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS AND SNOWFALL DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
888 WWAK42 PAFC 250618 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1018 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 AKZ181-250730- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-110425T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1018 PM AKDT SUN APR 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BOTH SNOWFALL AND WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO 1/2 MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY THROUGH LOCAL GAPS. GUSTY WINDS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LOCAL GAPS INTO EARLY MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 23, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 24, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Apr 24, 11:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 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.