Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2015
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Nov 7, 2015, 3:59 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 8, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 7, 2015, 3:59 PM AKST (00:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 8, 2015, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 9, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
736 WWAK41 PAFC 080059 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...HEAVY SNOW ON THE WAY TO PORTIONS OF SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA... .A POTENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO ANCHORAGE AND THE MAT-SU SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. THE WORST AND LONGEST LIVED CONDITIONS WILL BE IN THE SUSITNA VALLEY WITH SOME OF THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY CORRIDOR. THE SNOW WILL MOVE VERY QUICKLY THROUGH MUCH OF ANCHORAGE AND THE MATANUSKA VALLEY. THIS WILL RESULT IN LOWER SNOW TOTALS...BUT THERE WILL STILL BE A BRIEF PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW WHICH WILL SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITIES ALONG AREA ROADWAYS SUNDAY EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. AKZ145-081400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.151109T0000Z-151109T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 359 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS ON SUNDAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY 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. && $$ AKZ101-081400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 359 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES...HIGHEST ALONG THE HILLSIDE. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF ALONG THE INLET AROUND MIDNIGHT...LINGERING ALONG THE MOUNTAINS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-081400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 359 PM AKST SAT NOV 7 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM SUNDAY TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS NORTH OF PALMER. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY SUNDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MID TO LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING...LINGERING LONGEST NORTH OF PALMER. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
890 WWAK41 PAFC 081324 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 424 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 AKZ145-090230- /O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.151109T0000Z-151109T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 424 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ101-090230- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 424 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL 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. && $$ AKZ111-090230- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 424 AM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MID TO LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
883 WWAK41 PAFC 090135 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 AKZ145-091200- /O.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151109T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY 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. && $$ AKZ101-091200- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-091200- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MID TO LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL 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. && $$
240 WWAK41 PAFC 090135 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 AKZ145-091200- /O.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-151109T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...8 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW HAS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL SPREAD NORTH AND EAST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY DURING THE EVENING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ101-091200- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES THIS EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ AKZ111-091200- /O.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0021.151109T0300Z-151109T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 435 PM AKST SUN NOV 8 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST MONDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES MID TO LATE EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 7, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 min | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:36 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 7, 3:59 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Nov 7, 4:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Nov 7, 6:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 7, 6:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:20 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 8, 3:20 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.