Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 43, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 5, 2011, 7:53 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 6, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 27 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 5, 2011, 7:53 PM AKST (04:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 6, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 7, 2011, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
212 WWAK42 PAFC 060453 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 753 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BRING SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BRING A FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL DIE DOWN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ155-061900- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.111206T1500Z-111207T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.111206T1500Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 753 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...5 TO 11 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...6 AM TUESDAY THROUGH 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WITH LOWEST VISIBILITIES TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
5 follow-up statements
736 WWAK42 PAFC 061312 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BRING SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BRING A FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL DIE DOWN EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ155-070300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.111206T1500Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND UP TO 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WITH LOWEST VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
673 WWAK42 PAFC 061927 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BRING SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS INTO THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL BRING A FRONT ACROSS THE EASTERN BERING SEA AND OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL DIE DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ155-070830- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1027 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...RANGING FROM 2 INCHES NEAR BETHEL TO 6 TO 8 INCHES NORTH AND WEST OF BETHEL. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND UP TO 65 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WITH LOWEST VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...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. 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. && $$
090 WWAK42 PAFC 070111 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA WILL BRING SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS TO THE AREA... .A STRONG LOW MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL BRING SNOW AND WINDS UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND 75 MPH ALONG THE COAST REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AND WINDS WILL DIE DOWN BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ155-071415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 50 MPH INLAND AND UP TO 75 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WITH LOWEST VISIBILITIES THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-071415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0033.111207T0900Z-111207T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 411 PM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...2 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
712 WWAK42 PAFC 071311 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 AKZ155-071800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 411 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND UP TO 40 MPH INLAND AND UP TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...THROUGH 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-072100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-111207T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 411 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
119 WWAK42 PAFC 071801 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 901 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 AKZ155-071915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0043.000000T0000Z-111207T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 901 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ161-072100- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-111207T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 901 AM AKST WED DEC 7 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 3 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF DILLINGHAM. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...THROUGH NOON TODAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr |
Nearby
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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.