Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 35, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Nov 9, 2011, 10:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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
- Nov 9, 2011, 10:13 PM AKST (07:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 10, 2011, 11:03 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 WWAK42 PAFG 100713 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1013 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 AKZ217-101515- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-111110T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.WS.W.0035.111110T0713Z-111111T0000Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 1013 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BLOWING SNOW WILL END. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$ AKZ214-101500- /X.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 1013 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * SNOW...SNOW SQUALLS WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY WILL DROP TO ZERO IN BRIEF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS * WINDS...WEST WINDS 30 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH * TIMING...SNOW SQUALLS WITH STRONG WINDS ARE NOW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. THEY WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH TONIGHT AND DECREASE THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
369 WWAK42 PAFG 101246 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 346 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 AKZ214-101400- /X.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0062.000000T0000Z-111110T1500Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 346 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ217-110000- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-111111T0000Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 346 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL OF 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY VERY HAZARDOUS. && $$
422 WWAK42 PAFG 102003 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1103 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 AKZ217-102115- /X.CAN.PAFG.WS.W.0035.000000T0000Z-111111T0000Z/ UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...AMBLER...SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 1103 AM AKST THU NOV 10 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 9, 3:37 PM AKST, 6 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 3:37 PM AKST, 6 hours 36 minutes before
NORTHERN ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 337 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 .DISCUSSION... MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUT THEY HAVE MISSED TO SOME DEGREE THE POLAR LOW THAT HAS DEVELOPED IN THE BERING SEA ON THE HEELS OF THE POWERFUL LOW THAT HAS MOVED NORTH TO JUST NORTH OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA. THIS POLAR LOW WILL ADD ANOTHER 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT OVER THE AREA FROM ZONE 214 THROUGH ZONE 210. SINCE THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE RELATIVELY STRONG...EXPECT BLOWING SNOW AS WELL. WINDS THROUGH THE BEING STRAIT HAVE TURNED SOUTH BUT WILL TURN BACK TO THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE COAST FROM NORTH OF THE BALDWIN PENINSULA TO POINT HOPE. WINDS ALONG THE ARCTIC COAST FROM CAPE LISBURNE TO BARROW ARE EXPERIENCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THE ADVANCE OF THE WIND FIELD UP THE WEST COAST. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY LAST INTO THE LATE EVENING. CONDITIONS IN THE CENTRAL INTERIOR DO NOT PICK UP THE SNOWFALL MOVING OUT OF ZONE 221. THESE SNOW SHOWERS WILL MOVE INTO ZONE 222 BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE MUCH IN THE WAY OF SNOWFALL OTHER THAN SOME LIGHT SNOW. THE POLAR LOW MOVING ONTO THE WEST COAST TONIGHT WILL MOVE SNOW INTO THE CENTRAL INTERIOR ON THU THROUGH THU NIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING ON THE WEST COAST HAS VERIFIED IN ANY PLACES INCLUDING NOME...LITTLE DIOMEDE...KOTLIK...WALES AND NEAR SHELDON POINT. HOWEVER STORM SURGE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NORTON SOUND WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO PILE UP WATER IN EASTERN NORTON SOUND. WINDS WILL NOT BEGIN TO TAPER OFF IN NORTON SOUND TILL AROUND 12Z FRI. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF IN AREAS NORTH OF THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE STRONG LOW CONTINUES TO PULL NORTHWARD. COASTAL HAZARD POTENTIAL DAYS 3 AND 4...NONE && .AFG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... COASTAL FLOOD WARNING FOR AKZ207-AKZ211-AKZ212-AKZ213-AKZ214. BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AKZ201-AKZ202-AKZ207-AKZ208-AKZ209-AKZ217. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR AKZ213. HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY WARNING FOR PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ230. GALE WARNING FOR PKZ200-PKZ210-PKZ215-PKZ220-PKZ225-PKZ235. STORM WARNING FOR PKZ220-PKZ230. HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR PKZ225. BRISK WIND ADVISORY FOR PKZ230-PKZ240-PKZ245. && CF NOV 11
In the hours before
Local storm report, Nov 9, 5:03 PM AKST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
503 PM AKST WED NOV 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM COASTAL FLOOD NOME 64.51N 165.41W
11/09/2011 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
RIVER STREET FLOODED NEAR SMALL BOAT HARBOR. WAVES COMING
OVER EAST END OF TOWN ON ROAD WITH SMALL DEBRIS.
&&
SAKLocal storm report, Nov 9, 5:12 PM AKST, 5 hours 1 minute before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
512 PM AKST WED NOV 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM COASTAL FLOOD NOME 64.51N 165.41W
11/09/2011 AK NWS EMPLOYEE
AIRPORT ACCESS ROAD CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. ICE AND
DEBRIS ARE FLOATING IN THE SNAKE RIVER.
&&
SAKLocal storm report, Nov 9, 5:42 PM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
542 PM AKST WED NOV 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0430 PM COASTAL FLOOD BREVIG MISSION 65.34N 166.48W
11/09/2011 AK EMERGENCY MNGR
MINOR FLOODING REPORT RELAYED BY WSO NOME.
&&
SAKLocal storm report, Nov 9, 5:44 PM AKST, 4 hours 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
544 PM AKST WED NOV 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0425 PM COASTAL FLOOD ST. MICHAEL 63.48N 162.11W
11/09/2011 AK EMERGENCY MNGR
ROAD UNDER WATER.
&&
SAKSpecial weather statement, Nov 9, 6:30 PM AKST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 630 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 AKZ207>209-211>214-217-101800- CHUKCHI SEA COAST-LOWER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- BALDWIN PENINSULA AND SELAWIK VALLEY- SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST- EASTERN NORTON SOUND AND NULATO HILLS- ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST-YUKON DELTA- UPPER KOBUK AND NOATAK VALLEYS- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG... NOATAK...KIANA...RED DOG MINE...KOTZEBUE...SELAWIK...NOORVIK... NOME...WHITE MOUNTAIN...GOLOVIN...UNALAKLEET...STEBBINS... ST MICHAEL...ELIM...KOYUK...SHAKTOOLIK...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA... BREVIG MISSION...TELLER...WALES...DIOMEDE...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE... EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK...PILOT STATION...ST MARYS... SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA...PITKAS POINT...AMBLER... SHUNGNAK...KOBUK 630 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...STRONG STORM CONTINUES TO BUFFET WESTERN ALASKA... THE STRONG STORM WHICH HAS BEEN BATTERING WESTERN ALASKA MOVED NORTH OF THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA LATE WEDNESDAY AND IS ONLY SLOWLY WEAKENING. THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO CURVE NORTHWEST REACHING WRANGELL ISLAND LATER WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HARD HITTING WEATHER WITH THIS STORM IS FAR FROM OVER AS SEA LEVELS RISE EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER NORTON SOUND...THE BERING STRAIT...AND THE SOUTHERN CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM POINT HOPE SOUTH. WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THURSDAY. THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY HAVE DIMINISHED TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH SPEEDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH...BUT THIS DIRECTION FAVORS MUCH MORE MOVEMENT OF SEA WATER INTO THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES RAISING THE WATER LEVEL SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE TIDES. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS SO FAR: BUCKLAND........56 MPH AT 316AM WED CAPE LISBURNE...81 MPH AT 700AM WED CAPE ROMANZOF...60 MPH AT 300AM WED DEERING.........61 MPH AT 319AM WED EMMONAK.........62 MPH AT 1100PM TUE GAMBELL.........74 MPH AT 600PM TUE GOLOVIN.........64 MPH AT 1200AM WED KIANA...........54 MPH AT 715AM WED KIVALINA........71 MPH AT 323AM WED KOTZEBUE........74 MPH AT 600AM WED KOYUK...........41 MPH AT 800AM WED MARSHALL........64 MPH AT 1100PM TUE NOATAK..........62 MPH AT 1036AM WED NOME............61 MPH AT 900PM TUE NOORVIK.........67 MPH AT 423AM WED POINT HOPE......78 MPH AT 500AM WED RED DOG MINE....48 MPH AT 935AM WED SAINT MARYS.....61 MPH AT 900PM TUE ST MICHAEL......68 MPH AT 1200AM WED SAVOONGA........76 MPH AT 700PM TUE SCAMMON BAY.....72 MPH AT 800PM TUE SHAKTOOLIK......64 MPH AT 115AM WED SHISHMAREF......57 MPH AT 1216AM WED SHUNGNAK........69 MPH AT 900AM WED TELLER..........71 MPH AT 600AM WED TIN CITY........85 MPH AT 1200AM WED UNALAKLEET......66 MPH AT 1200AM WED WALES...........89 MPH AT 142AM WED AKZ210-101800- NORTHERN AND INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA- INCLUDING...BUCKLAND...DEERING...CANDLE...COUNCIL...HAYCOCK... PILGRIM SPRINGS...SERPENTINE HOT SPRINGS...TAYLOR 630 PM AKST WED NOV 9 2011 ...DEERING AIRPORT ROAD IS FLOODED... WATER FROM THE RIVER AT DEERING IS BEING PUSHED OVER THE ROAD TO THE AIRPORT AT DEERING...DRIVEN BY STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AND THE WATER OVER THE ROAD WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE NIGHT. JL NOV 11
Local storm report, Nov 9, 7:56 PM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK
756 PM AKST WED NOV 09 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0700 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG POINT HOPE 68.31N 166.73W
11/09/2011 AK LAW ENFORCEMENT
STORAGE BUILDING DESTROYED. SOME MINOR ROOF DAMAGE TO
HOUSES.
&&
SAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9, 6:15 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 4 hr | |
| Nov 9, 9:45 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 6 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:18 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:18 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 19 days | |
| Nov 10, 3:21 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Nov 10, 3:21 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Nov 10, 10:56 AM AKST | Coastal Flood Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Nov 10, 2:25 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Nov 10, 2:44 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFG | 13 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Alaska, 2011Every winter storm 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.