Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 13, 2011, 11:34 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 13, 2011, 11:34 AM AKST (20:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2011, 10:47 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
372 WWAK41 PAFC 132034 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1134 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 AKZ171-140600- /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.110113T2034Z-110114T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1134 AM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A NARROW BAND OF MOISTURE CONTINUES TO PUSH ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF KODIAK ISLAND TODAY. SNOW INTENSITY HAS INCREASED RAPIDLY WITH AS MUCH AS 3 INCHES PER HOUR REPORTED AROUND KODIAK CITY. THE NARROW BAND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW OVER THE SAME AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY COULD LEAD TO A WIDE RANGE OF SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE ISLAND. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE FROM 8 TO 14 INCHES...WITH GREATEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. THE HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SNOW SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
2 follow-up statements
600 WWAK41 PAFC 140049 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 AKZ171-141400- /X.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 349 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. A NARROW BAND OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TO PUSH ONSHORE ACROSS THE NORTHERN PART OF KODIAK ISLAND. SNOW INTENSITY HAS RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AROUND KODIAK CITY. THE NARROW BAND WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD SNOW OVER THE SAME AREA...WITH THE LOCAL TOPOGRAPHY LEADING TO A WIDE RANGE OF SNOWFALL TOTALS ACROSS THE ISLAND. LOOK FOR STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 18 INCHES...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF THE ISLAND. THE SNOW WILL TAPER TO SNOW SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JAM
829 WWAK41 PAFC 140747 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1047 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 AKZ171-140900- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110114T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1047 PM AKST THU JAN 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW FOR KODIAK ISLAND. PERIODS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT BUT SNOWFALL RATES HAVE TAPERED OFF TO LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH PER HOUR. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 13, 4:02 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 13, 5:08 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Jan 13, 9:16 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 11 days | |
| Jan 13, 10:01 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 18 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.