Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 39, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 26, 2011, 12:17 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 26, 2011, 7:00 AM AKST. 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 26, 2011, 12:17 AM AKST (09:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2011, 7:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2011, 12:35 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
392 WWAK42 PAFC 260917 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1217 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 AKZ195-262230- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0018.111126T1800Z-111127T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.111126T1600Z-111127T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1217 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME INTENSE AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
109 WWAK42 PAFC 261328 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 428 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 AKZ195-270100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.111126T1600Z-111127T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 428 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS WINDS INCREASE SATURDAY MORNING. THE SNOW WILL BECOME INTENSE AT TIMES LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH BY LATE AFTERNOON AND ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH AS WELL AS TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-270230- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.111127T0900Z-111127T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 428 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR INLAND AREAS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY 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. && $$
900 WWAK42 PAFC 262028 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1128 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 AKZ195-270100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1128 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS SNOW INTENSITY INCREASES. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. * CURRENT CONDITIONS...SNOW IS FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS HAVE NOT DETERIORATED. THE MAIN BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL LIKELY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-270100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.111127T0900Z-111127T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1128 AM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY 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. && $$
430 WWAK42 PAFC 262313 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 213 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 AKZ181-271400- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 213 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-270100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 213 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE PRIBILOFS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE RAPIDLY AS SNOW INTENSITY INCREASES. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. * CURRENT CONDITIONS...SNOW IS FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS HAVE NOT DETERIORATED. THE MAIN BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH THE ISLANDS OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS SO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE STILL LIKELY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ AKZ155-271530- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.111127T0900Z-111127T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 213 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
719 WWAK42 PAFC 270111 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 AKZ195-270215- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 411 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOWFALL IS NOW LIGHT IN THE AREA AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE. $$ AKZ181-271315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 411 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WIND GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * TIMING...THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS WALKING AND DRIVING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-271315- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.111127T0900Z-111127T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 PM AKST SAT NOV 26 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL LATE SUNDAY 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. && $$
969 WWAK42 PAFC 270935 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1235 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 AKZ181-271045- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-111127T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1235 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST THROUGH EARLY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY FROM THE ALASKA PENINSULA. $$ AKZ155-271900- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-111127T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1235 AM AKST SUN NOV 27 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * WIND CHILL VALUES...WIND CHILLS 30 BELOW TO 45 BELOW. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS 30 TO 45 BELOW THROUGH MID 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:28 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 42 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.