Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 7, 2011, 4:02 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 8, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 7, 2011, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 8, 2011, 11:18 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
590 WWAK41 PAFC 080102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 AKZ131-081515- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.111108T1500Z-111109T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 402 PM AKST MON NOV 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS... * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 45 MPH... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
959 WWAK41 PAFC 081422 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 522 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 AKZ131-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.111108T1500Z-111109T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 522 AM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS... * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
838 WWAK41 PAFC 090403 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 703 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 AKZ131-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-111109T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 703 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS... * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 40 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 100 MPH... * TIMING...WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS 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. && $$
760 WWAK41 PAFC 090818 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1118 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 AKZ131-090930- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-111109T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1118 PM AKST TUE NOV 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND ARE NO LONGER STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING SNOW, THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Nov 8, 7:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 69 hr | |
| Nov 8, 12:00 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 12 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.