Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 2, 2011, 4:20 PM AKDT. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Nov 2, 2011, 4:20 PM AKDT (00:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 2, 2011, 10:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Nov 3, 2011, 4:05 PM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
439 WWAK42 PAFC 030020 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 AKZ155-031430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.111103T0600Z-111104T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.111103T0600Z-111104T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 420 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST INCLUDING NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 7 INCHES. SNOW BEGINS MIXING WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS SNOW AND STRONG WINDS BEGIN LATE THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY...STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. 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. && $$ AKZ152-031430- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.111103T1300Z-111104T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 420 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 7 PM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 9 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN... * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THURSDAY EVENING... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ161-031430- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.111103T1300Z-111104T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 420 PM AKDT WED NOV 2 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES... * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SPREAD EAST THROUGH THURSDAY. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JAM
2 follow-up statements
931 WWAK42 PAFC 031301 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA CONTINUING TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH STRONG WINDS AND WINTER CONDITIONS... AKZ155-040000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111104T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 501 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...THE NORTHERN KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST INCLUDING NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. SNOW WILL BEGIN MIXING WITH RAIN DURING THE DAY FROM THE SOUTH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 40 TO 50 MPH DECREASING TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE MORNINGS HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY IMPROVING AS TEMPERATURES WARM THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOW VISIBILITY...STRONG WIND AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CREATE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ152-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111104T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 501 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AKZ161-040000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111104T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 501 AM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM... * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES... * VISIBILITY...OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE IN SNOW BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD RAPIDLY FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TEMPERATURES WARM TO NEAR FREEZING AND THE SNOW BEGINS TO MIX WITH RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
503 WWAK42 PAFC 040005 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA CONTINUING TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST ALASKA WITH STRONG WINDS AND WINTER CONDITIONS... AKZ155-040115- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111104T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 405 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ACROSS THE REGION AND MOSTLY RAIN IS NOW FALLING. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD. $$ AKZ161-040115- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111104T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 405 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ACROSS THE REGION AND MOSTLY RAIN IS NOW FALLING. PRECIPITATION WILL ALSO DIMINISH THIS EVENING AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PROGRESSES EASTWARD. $$ AKZ152-040300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-111104T0300Z/ LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANIAK...SLEETMUTE 405 PM AKDT THU NOV 3 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THE LOWER KUSKOKWIM VALLEY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST THIS MORNING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES BY MIDDAY. THE INTENSITY OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 2, 4:20 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 27 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 9:50 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 3, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Nov 3, 1:09 PM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 3, 1:15 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Nov 3, 2:55 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 15 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.