Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 20, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2011, 6:00 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
- Dec 20, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST (09:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2011, 11:33 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
411 WWAK42 PAFC 200900 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1200 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ161-210100- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.111220T1500Z-111220T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.111220T1500Z-111221T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1200 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION NORTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO 55 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE MOST WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS SWITCH TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWESTERLY. SNOW SHOWERS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRIVING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
104 WWAK42 PAFC 201255 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ161-210100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.111220T1500Z-111221T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 355 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES...WITH UP TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION NORTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE MOST WIDESPREAD BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MORNING HOURS...THEN MOVE NORTH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS SWITCH TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWESTERLY. SNOW SHOWERS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SUCH AS DRIVING WILL BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
646 WWAK42 PAFC 202033 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1133 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 AKZ161-202145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-111221T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1133 AM AKST TUE DEC 20 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED AND WILL BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO WARMED INTO THE LOWER 30S SO BLOWING SNOW IS BECOMING LESS OF A PROBLEM. LOCALIZED VISIBILITIES OF LESS THAN ONE MILE ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:07 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:09 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:36 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:36 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 20, 9:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 20, 10:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | 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.