Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 21, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Dec 21, 2011, 6:40 AM AKST. It was in force for 29 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 21, 2011, 6:40 AM AKST (15:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2011, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
546 WWAK47 PAJK 211540 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 640 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 AKZ019-212100- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0021.111221T1540Z-111223T0100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 640 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. * SNOW...14 TO 19 INCHES WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF HAINES. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW FALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-212100- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0021.111222T0100Z-111223T0100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 640 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. * SNOW...11 TO 16 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF SKAGWAY. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-212100- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.A.0008.111222T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 640 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SNOW...5 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE IN INTENSITY WITH HEAVIEST SNOW AND GREATEST ACCUMULATIONS OVERNIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW MAY BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WINTER STORM CONDITIONS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ FRITSCH
5 follow-up statements
902 WWAK47 PAJK 212055 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1155 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 AKZ019-221000- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111223T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0022.111222T0300Z-111222T1800Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1155 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY ABOVE 200 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF HAINES. * TIMING...RAIN ACROSS THE AREA IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ021-025-212200- /X.CAN.PAJK.WS.A.0008.111222T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 1155 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WATCH. WARMER AIR IS EXPECTED TO MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO AROUND 300 FEET THIS EVENING BUT ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB BACK TO AROUND 1500 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. $$ AKZ018-221000- /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0021.111222T0300Z-111222T1800Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1155 AM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF SKAGWAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 1500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
224 WWAK47 PAJK 220225 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 525 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 AKZ019-221400- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0022.111222T0300Z-111222T1800Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 525 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY ABOVE 200 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF HAINES. * TIMING...RAIN ACROSS THE AREA IS FORECAST TO CHANGE TO SNOW THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL CHANGE BACK TO RAIN BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-221400- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0021.111222T0300Z-111222T1800Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 525 PM AKST WED DEC 21 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF SKAGWAY. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 1500 FEET ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST THURSDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ RWT
760 WWAK47 PAJK 221357 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 457 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 AKZ019-221800- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111222T1800Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 457 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. * SNOW...UP TO 15 INCHES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF HAINES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR HAINES CHANGING TO ALL RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW LEVEL RISES ABOVE 800 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-221800- /X.CON.PAJK.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111222T1800Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 457 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. * SNOW...UP TO 12 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF SKAGWAY. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 9 AM AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
018 WWAK47 PAJK 221756 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 856 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 AKZ019-222100- /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 856 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE HAINES HIGHWAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES MIXED WITH RAIN NEAR HAINES. SNOW CHANGING TO ALL RAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SNOW LEVEL RISES ABOVE 800 FEET. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$ AKZ018-222100- /X.EXT.PAJK.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 856 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF 4 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS WITH LESSER AMOUNTS NEAR THE CITY OF SKAGWAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 12 INCHES NEAR WHITE PASS. * TIMING...SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES. SNOW LEVELS RISING TO AROUND 2500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. WET HEAVY SNOW AND LARGE ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE HARD TO MANAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
975 WWAK47 PAJK 222044 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1144 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 AKZ019-222145- /X.EXP.PAJK.WS.W.0022.000000T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ HAINES BOROUGH AND LYNN CANAL- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...HAINES 1144 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 800 FT. $$ AKZ018-222145- /X.EXP.PAJK.WS.W.0021.000000T0000Z-111222T2100Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1144 AM AKST THU DEC 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN AS SNOW LEVELS RISE ABOVE 2500 FT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 20, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 24 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 12 hr | |
| Dec 21, 6:39 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AJK | 11 hr | |
| Dec 21, 6:40 AM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AJK | 5 hr | |
| Dec 21, 11:55 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AJK | 24 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.