Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 11, 2011, 5:10 AM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 11, 2011, 5:10 AM AKST (14:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2011, 9:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
584 WWAK41 PAFC 111410 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ125-120300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.110211T1410Z-110212T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 510 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR WHITTIER. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW IS PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW AROUND WHITTIER. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS THE SNOW ENDS. 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. && $$ AKZ141-120300- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.110211T1410Z-110212T0300Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 510 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-120315- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110212T0600Z-110213T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 510 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT NORTH OF TALKEETNA FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF TALKEETNA FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
197 WWAK41 PAFC 111732 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 832 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ131-120300- /X.EXA.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 832 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE PRODUCING STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW IS PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE SNOW TAPERS OFF THIS EVENING PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ125-120300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 832 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONT ARE PRODUCING STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW NEAR WHITTIER. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 45 TO 65 MPH COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW IS PRODUCING NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW AROUND WHITTIER. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THIS EVENING HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS THE SNOW ENDS. 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. && $$ AKZ141-120300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 832 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. OVERRUNNING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF IS PRODUCING WIDESPREAD SNOW OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-120645- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110212T0600Z-110213T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 832 AM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
317 WWAK41 PAFC 120055 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ131-120200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 355 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED IN THOMPSON PASS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. NORTH WIND IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH LATER THIS EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE PASS. $$ AKZ125-120700- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0700Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 355 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND 45 TO 60 MPH SOUTHWEST WINDS TO WHITTIER THROUGH THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING WHEN THE SNOWFALL ENDS. 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. && $$ AKZ141-120300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 355 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO SEND SNOW ACROSS THE CHUGACH MOUNTAINS INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS DURING THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-121400- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110212T0600Z-110213T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 355 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKST SUNDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
352 WWAK41 PAFC 120311 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 611 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ141-120415- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110212T0300Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 611 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LINGERING LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT OVER PORTIONS OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. ADDITIONAL SNOW FALL ACCUMULATION WILL BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ AKZ125-120700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0700Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 611 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. LOW PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW AND 45 TO 60 MPH SOUTHWEST WINDS TO WHITTIER THROUGH THE EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING WHEN THE SNOWFALL ENDS. 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. && $$ AKZ145-121500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.110212T0600Z-110213T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 611 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
232 WWAK41 PAFC 120647 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 947 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 AKZ125-120800- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-110212T0700Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 947 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ145-122000- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110213T2100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 947 PM AKST FRI FEB 11 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS TO NEAR 50 BELOW ZERO NORTH OF TALKEETNA THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 10, 5:25 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 5:10 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 11, 5:10 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr |
Nearby
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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.