Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 8, 2011, 12:41 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 8, 2011, 12:47 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Feb 8, 2011, 12:41 PM AKST (21:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 8, 2011, 12:47 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2011, 5:48 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
035 WWAK41 PAFC 082141 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1241 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 AKZ125-090900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.110208T2141Z-110209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1241 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE DEVELOPED IN PORTAGE VALLEY DUE TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS AREA GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS TO RAIN. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
909 WWAK41 PAFC 082147 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1247 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 AKZ125-090900- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.110208T2147Z-110209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1247 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE DEVELOPED IN PORTAGE VALLEY DUE TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS TO RAIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
224 WWAK41 PAFC 090106 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 AKZ125-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 406 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE HAVE DEVELOPED IN PORTAGE VALLEY DUE TO A STRONG WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE GUSTING BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH AS WELL. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO THE EVENING BEFORE THE PRECIPITATION TURNS TO RAIN. 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. && $$ AKZ145-091415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.110209T0106Z-110209T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 406 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS GENERATING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THIS SYSTEM. EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
746 WWAK41 PAFC 090248 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 548 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 AKZ125-090400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-110209T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 548 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES NEAR PORTAGE HAVE INCREASED ABOVE FREEZING...ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO ALSO IMPROVE. SNOW...MIXED WITH RAIN AT TIMES...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 55 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ145-091600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110209T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 548 PM AKST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING INTO SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA IS GENERATING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH THIS SYSTEM. EXPECT SNOW TO GRADUALLY TAPER OFF DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7, 3:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 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.