Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 18, 2011, 9:51 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 19, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 18, 2011, 9:51 PM AKST (06:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 19, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2011, 9:02 PM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
179 WWAK42 PAFC 190651 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 951 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 AKZ155-192000- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0016.111119T1500Z-111120T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.111119T1500Z-111120T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 951 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND 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. && $$ AKZ161-192000- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.111119T1800Z-111120T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 951 PM AKST FRI NOV 18 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...MAINLY WEST OF ILIAMNA. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING HOURS AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
5 follow-up statements
411 WWAK42 PAFC 191348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 AKZ155-200300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.111119T1500Z-111120T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 448 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND 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. && $$ AKZ161-200300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.111119T1800Z-111120T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 448 AM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...MAINLY WEST OF ILIAMNA. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND SPEEDS OF UP TO 25 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE MORNING HOURS AND PROGRESS EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
215 WWAK42 PAFC 192257 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 157 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 AKZ161-201000- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111120T0900Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T1000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 157 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * WIND AND VISIBILITY...WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WEST OF DILLINGHAM WILL DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && 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. && $$ AKZ155-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 157 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES IS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
539 WWAK42 PAFC 200053 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 AKZ161-200900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 353 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT DILLINGHAM WEST... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT DILLINGHAM WEST. * LOCATION...WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND 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. && $$ AKZ155-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 353 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
370 WWAK42 PAFC 200356 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 656 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 AKZ155-200500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 656 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE BOTH DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND RESULTING IN MUCH IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST...BUT VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN GREATER THAN 1 MILE. $$ AKZ161-200900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 656 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR DILLINGHAM WEST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...FROM DILLINGHAM WESTWARD. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST SPEEDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME LIGHT AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
350 WWAK42 PAFC 200602 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 902 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 AKZ161-200715- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-111120T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 902 PM AKST SAT NOV 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR DILLINGHAM WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH FROM DILLINGHAM WESTWARD RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. IN FACT...SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF COMPLETELY FROM TOGIAK TO THE WESTERN CAPES. PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:03 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Nov 18, 9:51 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 5:10 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 41 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.