Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 19, 2011, 4:40 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 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
- Jan 19, 2011, 4:40 AM AKST (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 19, 2011, 10:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 19, 2011, 12:54 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
700 WWAK41 PAFC 191340 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 440 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 AKZ125-200100- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.110119T1900Z-110120T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 440 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING SNOW TO THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM LATER THIS MORNING. THE RESULTING BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING AS SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$ AKZ131-192000- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110119T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 440 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. A COLD AIRMASS REMAINS ACROSS NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AIR TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO COUPLED WITH NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SUPPORT WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY WARM LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
923 WWAK41 PAFC 191813 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 913 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 AKZ131-191915- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110119T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 913 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ125-200100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.110119T1900Z-110120T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 913 AM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL BRING SNOW TO THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA THIS MORNING. EAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM LATER THIS MORNING. THE RESULTING BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY EARLY EVENING AS SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
333 WWAK41 PAFC 192154 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1254 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 AKZ125-192300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110120T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1254 PM AKST WED JAN 19 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW IS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA AND WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. WINDS HAVE ALSO INCREASED ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:10 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:15 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:50 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 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.