Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 5, 2011, 4:32 PM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 5, 2011, 4:32 PM AKST (01:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
997 WWAK42 PAFG 060132 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 432 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 AKZ210-060600- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.110106T0132Z-110106T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 432 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH OVER THE NORTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW ARE CREATING VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES OVER THE AREA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE LATE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ AKZ213-060600- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 432 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD TO THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MAY INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH. SNOW COMBINING WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
1 follow-up statement
842 WWAK42 PAFG 060625 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 925 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 AKZ210-060730- /X.EXP.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110106T0600Z/ NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 925 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ213-061500- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.A.0001.110107T0000Z-110108T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 925 PM AKST WED JAN 5 2011 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE WILL INTENSIFY OVER THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND MOVE NORTH OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 35 MPH OVER SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THURSDAY AFTERNOON...THEN SPREAD TO THE BERING STRAIT THURSDAY EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MAY INCREASE TO AROUND 45 MPH. SNOW COMBINING WITH THE WIND WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE BEGINNING THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:00 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:35 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 25 hr | |
| Jan 6, 12:08 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 33 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:19 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:19 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 61 hr | |
| Jan 6, 2:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 61 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.