Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 5, 2012, 1:02 PM AKST. It was in force for 18 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, 2012, 1:02 PM AKST (22:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2012, 7:25 AM AKST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
652 WWAK41 PAFC 052202 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 102 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061115- /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0001.120105T2202Z-120107T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 102 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LET UP BRIEFLY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN BY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-061115- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.120105T2300Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 102 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THOMPSON PASS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER THIS MORNING AND INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE AREA BETWEEN TONSINA AND THOMPSON PASS. THE REST OF THE COPPER BASIN WILL SEE PERIODS OF MUCH LIGHTER SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
273 WWAK41 PAFC 052204 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 104 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061115- /X.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 104 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL LET UP BRIEFLY DURING THE MID AFTERNOON HOURS AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN BY EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-061115- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.120105T2300Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 104 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS TOWARD THOMPSON PASS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER THIS MORNING AND INTENSIFY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL IN THE AREA BETWEEN TONSINA AND THOMPSON PASS. THE REST OF THE COPPER BASIN WILL SEE PERIODS OF MUCH LIGHTER SNOW. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
422 WWAK41 PAFC 060100 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL LET UP BRIEFLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ171-061400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 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 WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
874 WWAK41 PAFC 060645 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061800- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ101-061500- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN TOWN AND UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INCLUDING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-061500- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES EAST OF PALMER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-061500- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ171-062145- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
520 WWAK41 PAFC 061406 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ101-111-061515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED IN ANCHORAGE AND WILL END IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ171-070315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-061800- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...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. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-062000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
102 WWAK41 PAFC 061625 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ131-062000- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.120106T1625Z-120106T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 15 TO 30 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH BY NOON. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN A QUATER MILE WITH NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT IN SNOW WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ171-070530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-062000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 725 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 4, 8:34 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 5, 4:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:43 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:43 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 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.