Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 22, 2011, 4:20 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 33 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 22, 2011, 4:20 PM AKST (01:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2011, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2011, 8:53 AM AKST
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WWAK42 PAFC 230120 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 AKZ195-231430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0004.110123T1400Z-110124T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.110123T0900Z-110124T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 420 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS EXPECTED TO BRING SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES NORTH WITH SNOW SHOWERS GIVING WAY TO STEADY SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND THROUGH THE DAY ON SUNDAY. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE SUNDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. 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. && $$ AKZ155-231430- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110124T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 420 PM AKST SAT JAN 22 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH LATE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
5 follow-up statements
340 WWAK42 PAFC 230943 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1243 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 AKZ195-240130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1243 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH IS CURRENTLY PRODUCING SNOW ALONG WITH STRONG WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WIND WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MID EVENING. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS. 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. && $$ AKZ155-240130- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1243 AM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. NORTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH ALONG WITH TEMPERATURES OF 5 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES 30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH LATE MONDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
349 WWAK42 PAFC 232228 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 128 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 AKZ155-241500- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 128 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A POWERFUL FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE MONDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND WEAKENS. 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. && $$ AKZ195-241500- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 128 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
966 WWAK42 PAFC 240617 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 917 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 AKZ155-241500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 917 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST MONDAY. A POWERFUL FRONT WILL MOVE NORTH ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THROUGH TONIGHT. VERY STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WITH GUSTS 50 MPH INLAND AND TO 70 MPH ALONG THE COAST COMBINED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. ADDITIONALLY THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 55 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS SHOULD START TO IMPROVE MONDAY MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA AND WEAKENS. 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. && $$ AKZ195-241930- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 917 PM AKST SUN JAN 23 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
002 WWAK42 PAFC 241126 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 226 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 AKZ155-242100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.110124T1126Z-110124T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 226 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. && $$ AKZ195-242100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 226 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY AS A POWERFUL FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL BERING SEA. STRONG WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT HOWEVER GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
726 WWAK42 PAFC 241753 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 853 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 AKZ195-241900- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 853 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ155-241900- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110124T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 853 AM AKST MON JAN 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 22, 6:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 22, 7:10 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Jan 23, 1:35 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 2 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.