Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 46, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 11, 2011, 11:32 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 11, 2011, 11:32 AM AKST (20:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2011, 6:21 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
086 WWAK42 PAFC 112032 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1132 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 AKZ161-120900- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-111212T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0046.111211T2032Z-111212T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1132 AM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR EAST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...EAST OF DILLINGHAM...INCLUDING KING SALMON AND ILIAMNA. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND INCREASING IN THE AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY FALLING TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALASKA RANGE. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY LATE EVENING. AS WINDS INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME MORE WIDESPREAD. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. && 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
407 WWAK42 PAFC 120108 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 AKZ161-120900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111212T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 408 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR EAST OF DILLINGHAM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...EAST OF DILLINGHAM...INCLUDING KING SALMON AND ILIAMNA. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY FALLING TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE ALEUTIAN RANGE. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DANGEROUS IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
428 WWAK42 PAFC 120321 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 621 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 AKZ161-120430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0046.000000T0000Z-111212T0900Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 621 PM AKST SUN DEC 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR EAST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THIS EVENING...WITH SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITIES MAY STILL BE REDUCED TO AROUND 1 MILE AT TIMES WITH BLOWING SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH THE NIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 10, 5:20 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:52 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 11, 5:00 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 11, 9:26 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 11, 11:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 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.