Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2011
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 16, 2011, 11:35 AM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 16, 2011, 11:35 AM AKST (20:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2011, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
817 WWAK47 PAJK 162035 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1135 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ARE PERSISTING IN THE HAINES VICINITY... AKZ019-170600- /X.NEW.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.111116T2035Z-111117T0600Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1135 AM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...FROM THE VICINTY OF HAINES AS WELL FOR THE HAINES HIGHWAY TO CUSTOMS * SNOW...4 TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW * VISIBILITY...AT TIMES REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO * WIND...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH * TIMING...VISIBILITY WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY 9 PM * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 PM AKST WED OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
1 follow-up statement
587 WWAK47 PAJK 170549 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 849 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 AKZ019-170700- /X.EXP.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-111117T0600Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 849 PM AKST WED NOV 16 2011 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. VISIBILITY HAS IMPROVED TO BE CONSISTENTLY ABOVE 1/4 MILE...HOWEVER STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH VISIBILITY OCCASIONALLY DECREASING TO LESS THAN 1 MILE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Nov 15, 10:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 12:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 3 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.