Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 23, 2011, 3:55 AM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 23, 2011, 3:55 AM AKST (12:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2011, 9:26 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
383 WWAK41 PAFC 231255 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 AKZ125-240200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0038.111123T1255Z-111124T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 355 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ AKZ131-232100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111123T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 355 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ AKZ145-231800- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111123T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 355 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * WIND...NORTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH PERSISTING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 35 TO 45 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
208 WWAK41 PAFC 231327 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 427 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 AKZ145-231430- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111123T1800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 427 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE NORTHERN SUSITNA VALLEY.. $$ AKZ125-240230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0038.000000T0000Z-111124T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 427 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...NEAR WHITTIER * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL MAKE DRIVING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES VERY HAZARDOUS. 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. && $$ AKZ131-232100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111123T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 427 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 40 BELOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
429 WWAK41 PAFC 231826 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 926 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 AKZ125-231930- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0038.000000T0000Z-111124T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 926 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ131-231930- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-111123T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 926 AM AKST WED NOV 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Nov 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 6:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 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.