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Blizzard Warning 42, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 3, 2011, 4:41 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 3, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Dec 3, 2011, 4:41 AM AKST (13:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 3, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2011, 9:50 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 WWAK42 PAFC 031341 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 AKZ155-032100- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.111203T1500Z-111203T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 441 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 2 INCHES IS POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE 1/4 MILE OR LESS. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
219 WWAK42 PAFC 031850 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 950 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 AKZ155-032000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.000000T0000Z-111203T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 950 AM AKST SAT DEC 3 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED FOR NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING ALONG THE COAST...WITH RAIN BEGINNING TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. PRECIPITATION INTENSITY IS WEAKENING AS WELL WITH VISIBILITY EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IMPROVING. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:10 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 2, 4:23 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:25 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 2, 9:26 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:41 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:50 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Dec 3, 2:55 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 6 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.