Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 4, 2011, 3:57 PM AKDT. It took effect at Nov 5, 2011, 2:00 AM 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
- Nov 4, 2011, 3:57 PM AKDT (23:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 5, 2011, 2:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Nov 5, 2011, 7:14 AM AKDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 WWAK41 PAFC 042357 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 AKZ131-051400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0029.111105T1000Z-111105T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 357 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH... * TIMING...2 AM TO NOON AKDT ON SATURDAY... * IMPACTS...REDUCED WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
203 WWAK41 PAFC 050643 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1042 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 AKZ131-052000- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0029.111105T1000Z-111105T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1042 PM AKDT FRI NOV 4 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON AKDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH... * TIMING...2 AM TO NOON AKDT ON SATURDAY... * IMPACTS...REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
769 WWAK41 PAFC 051514 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 714 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 AKZ131-051615- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0029.000000T0000Z-111105T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 714 AM AKDT SAT NOV 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS WILL PERSIST INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THESE WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 4, 4:58 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 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.