Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 26, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Oct 31, 2011, 10:33 AM AKDT. It took effect at Nov 1, 2011, 5:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 26 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
- Oct 31, 2011, 10:33 AM AKDT (18:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 1, 2011, 5:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Nov 2, 2011, 7:15 AM AKDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
310 WWAK41 PAFC 311833 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1033 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE THAT WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS THE LOW MOVES TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA. THE INCREASINGLY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL FORCE WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS THE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO DRIFT TO THE EAST. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. AKZ131-010745- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.111101T0800Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1033 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
9 follow-up statements
845 WWAK41 PAFC 311912 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1112 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT FOR COPPER RIVER BASIN... A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT AND MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA COAST. THE SYSTEM WILL BRING ABUNDANT MOISTURE THAT WILL FALL IN THE FORM OF SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN AS THE LOW MOVES TO JUST SOUTHEAST OF CORDOVA. THE COMBINATION OF THE SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. WIDESPREAD SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS EXPECTED SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF DURING THE EVENING...ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS THE LOW SLOWLY WEAKENS AND BEGINS TO DRIFT TO THE EAST. LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. AKZ131-010800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.111101T0800Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1112 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 12 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ141-010800- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.111101T0800Z-111102T0000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1112 AM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH HEAVIEST AMOUNTS SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES LIKELY SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN. * TIMING...PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL FALL DURING THE DAY...BUT HEAVY SNOW WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND LAST THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
689 WWAK41 PAFC 010422 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 822 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 AKZ131-011730- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.111101T1300Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 822 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 5 INCHES WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 2 FEET LIKELY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS THEN CONTINUING TO INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY TUESDAY REACHING GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-011730- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.111101T0800Z-111102T0000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 822 PM AKDT MON OCT 31 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 4 PM AKDT TUESDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN INCLUDING ALONG THE MCARTHY ROAD. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS THIS EVENING WILL BECOME STEADY LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW AROUND MIDNIGHT. THIS STEADY SNOW WILL LAST THROUGH EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY AND THEN END COMPLETELY BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
030 WWAK41 PAFC 011447 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 647 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 AKZ131-020400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 647 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING INCREASING TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS CONTINUING TO INCREASE INTO THE EVENING TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-020000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 647 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN TODAY. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION WILL OCCUR SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN INCLUDING ALONG THE MCCARTHY ROAD. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES SOUTH AND EAST OF GLENNALLEN AND 1 TO 4 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY COME TO AN END MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
030 WWAK41 PAFC 011820 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1020 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 AKZ131-020600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1020 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 9 INCHES THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INCREASING TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ125-020000- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1020 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...FOR WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM WITH WORST CONDITIONS ALONG EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM...PORTAGE VALLEY...WHITTIER...AND NEAR SEWARD. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 5 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTH TO WEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ141-020000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 1020 AM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN WITH HEAVIEST ACCUMULATION SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM GLENNALLEN SOUTHWARD AND 1 TO 3 INCHES ELSEWHERE. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY COME TO AN END MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DIFFICULT TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
896 WWAK41 PAFC 020006 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 AKZ125-141-020115- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-111102T0000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...PAXSON...SLANA 406 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ131-020600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 406 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES THIS EVENING WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH. WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
441 WWAK41 PAFC 020351 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 751 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 AKZ131-021800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 751 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. 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. && $$
125 WWAK41 PAFC 020356 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 754 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 AKZ131-021800- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111102T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 754 PM AKDT TUE NOV 1 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES THIS EVENING WITH SNOW DRIFTS 1 TO 3 FEET LIKELY. SNOW ENDING BY LATE EVENING. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
392 WWAK41 PAFC 021251 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 451 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 AKZ131-030200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111103T0500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 451 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS CREATING DANGEROUS TRAVEL. 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. && $$
967 WWAK41 PAFC 021515 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 715 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 AKZ131-021615- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0026.000000T0000Z-111103T0500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 715 AM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. HIGH WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. HOWEVER MUCH OF THE SNOW HAS BLOWN AWAY SO VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO 1 MILE OR GREATER. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Oct 31, 4:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Oct 31, 11:12 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 29 hr |
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Sources
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