Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 26, 2011, 11:46 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 26, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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 26, 2011, 11:46 AM AKST (20:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
264 WWAK42 PAFC 262046 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1146 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 AKZ187-271000- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.110127T0600Z-110128T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1146 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR ATKA EAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY. AN INTENSE LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA BY THURSDAY EVENING. A POWERFUL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FOR AREAS AROUND ATKA AND EAST. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND SHOULD START TO DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST. 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. && $$ AKZ155-271000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.110127T2000Z-110128T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1146 AM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON THURSDAY. WHILE LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH INLAND...AND 40 TO 60 MPH ALONG THE COAST. RECENT SNOWFALL CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND IS EXPECTED TO BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE WINDS...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH... ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
471 WWAK42 PAFC 270108 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 AKZ187-271415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.110127T0600Z-110128T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 408 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR ATKA EAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY FOR ATKA EAST. AN INTENSE LOW DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA BY THURSDAY EVENING. A POWERFUL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. THIS FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG WITH SNOW. THIS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FOR AREAS AROUND ATKA AND EAST. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY AND SHOULD START TO DIMINISH THURSDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES EAST. 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. && $$ AKZ155-271415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.110127T2000Z-110128T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 408 PM AKST WED JAN 26 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. A DEVELOPING AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL MOVE NORTH TOWARDS THE EASTERN BERING SEA ON THURSDAY. WHILE LITTLE SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND PRODUCE STRONG EAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. RECENT SNOWFALL CURRENTLY ON THE GROUND IS EXPECTED TO BE PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND BY THE WINDS...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY...AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW SHOULD DIMINISH... ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
024 WWAK42 PAFC 271320 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 420 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 AKZ155-280100- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.110127T2000Z-110128T0600Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.110127T1400Z-110128T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 420 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL MOVE NORTH INTO THE BERING SEA TODAY. MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL SPREAD LIGHT SNOWFALL TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. IN ADDITION...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL ALLOW WINDS TO STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE REGION. ALONG COASTAL AREAS...THE LIGHT SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH EAST WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL PICK UP AND BLOW THE SNOW AROUND...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY...THE SNOWFALL WILL END AND AVAILABLE TRANSPORTABLE SNOW WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOOKS TO BRING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD THREAT. 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. && $$ AKZ187-280600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110128T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 420 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES AWAY AND THE LOW WEAKENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
174 WWAK42 PAFC 272007 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1107 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 AKZ155-272115- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110128T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1107 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ187-280600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110128T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1107 AM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A POWERFUL FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS THE REGION. NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH GUSTING TO 65 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT MOVES AWAY AND THE LOW WEAKENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
738 WWAK42 PAFC 280608 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 908 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 AKZ187-280715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110128T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 908 PM AKST THU JAN 27 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS AS THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS PASSED. SNOW SHOWERS AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO AROUND ONE MILE TONIGHT...BUT GENERAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY AS WINDS DIMINISH. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 54 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 26, 10:25 AM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 3 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.