Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 27, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 5, 2011, 3:09 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 5, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 26 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
- Dec 5, 2011, 3:09 AM AKST (12:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 5, 2011, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 6, 2011, 8:23 AM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
015 WWAK41 PAFG 051209 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 309 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 AKZ204-060215- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.111205T1500Z-111206T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 309 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ206-060215- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.111205T1500Z-111206T2100Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 309 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTH 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR PASSES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ203-051315- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0026.111205T1500Z-111206T1500Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 309 AM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
4 follow-up statements
823 WWAK41 PAFG 060037 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 337 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 AKZ204-061200- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 337 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY. THE WORST CONDITIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ206-061200- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 337 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY FOR BROOKS RANGE PASSES... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTH 30 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH NEAR PASSES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$
963 WWAK41 PAFG 060339 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 639 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 AKZ204-061600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 639 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DEEP DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ206-061600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 639 PM AKST MON DEC 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES AND ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...THE VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DEEP DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$
995 WWAK41 PAFG 061154 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 254 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 AKZ204-062100- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 254 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DEEP DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ206-062100- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 254 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES AND ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN. SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH THROUGH PASSES WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NOON TUESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...THE VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DEEP DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE ANY TRAVEL OR OUTDOOR ACTIVITY HAZARDOUS. && $$
376 WWAK41 PAFG 061723 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 823 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 AKZ206-062300- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WC.Y.0070.111206T1723Z-111206T2300Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 823 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...BROOKS RANGE PASSES. * WIND CHILL....WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 55 BELOW ARE OCCURRING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. * WIND...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH THROUGH PASSES WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WIND CHILLS OF 50 TO 55 BELOW THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES AND THE TEMPERATURES WARM SLIGHTLY. * IMPACTS...THE VISIBILITY WILL BE REDUCED AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS COMBINED WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. IF GOING OUTDOORS...BE PREPARED. BE CAREFUL TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN. && $$ AKZ204-061830- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-111206T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 823 AM AKST TUE DEC 6 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 5:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Dec 4, 7:13 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 41 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:05 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Dec 5, 11:05 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 3 days | |
| Dec 5, 1:46 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Dec 5, 1:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 38 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every blizzard warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.