Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK
NWS Juneau, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 30, 2016, 4:55 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 30, 2016, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 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 30, 2016, 4:55 AM AKST (13:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 30, 2016, 9:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 31, 2016, 12:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Juneau, AK
The text
As transmitted.
063 WWAK47 PAJK 301355 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 455 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 AKZ018-310600- /O.UPG.PAJK.WW.Y.0020.161230T1800Z-161231T0300Z/ /O.NEW.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.161230T1800Z-161231T0600Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 455 AM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH BECOMING NORTH THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. * TIMING...NEW FALLING SNOW IN GUSTY WINDS WILL SEVERELY LIMIT VISIBILITY BEGINNING LATE THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING AND VISIBILITY WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. DRIFTS SPREADING ON THE HIGHWAY WILL LIKELY PRESENT OBSTACLES. 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 FRIDAY EVENING OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
950 WWAK47 PAJK 310434 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 734 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 AKZ018-310900- /O.EXT.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161231T0900Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 734 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...KLONDIKE HIGHWAY NEAR WHITE PASS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED TO FALL THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE THIS EVENING...BUT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL RESULT IN CONTINUED LOW VISIBILITY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS IN NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY. DRIFTS SPREADING ON THE HIGHWAY WILL LIKELY PRESENT OBSTACLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS A SERIOUS THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED UNLESS IT IS AN ABSOLUTE EMERGENCY. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
274 WWAK47 PAJK 310852 WSWAJK URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JUNEAU AK 1152 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 AKZ018-311000- /O.EXP.PAJK.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-161231T0900Z/ TAIYA INLET AND KLONDIKE HIGHWAY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SKAGWAY 1152 PM AKST FRI DEC 30 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... SNOW AND WIND ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE AREA. WHILE SOME BLOWING SNOW WILL STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT...VISIBILITY SHOULD REMAIN 1 MILE OR MORE. TRAVEL MAY STILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO DRIFTING SNOW ALONG THE KLONDIKE HIGHWAY NEAR WHITE PASS. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ON THIS EVENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Juneau, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 3:15 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 55 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 54 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:19 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 51 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:19 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 13 hr | |
| Dec 29, 3:20 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AJK | 14 hr | |
| Dec 29, 7:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 47 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:48 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 30, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 42 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AJK | 38 hr | |
| Dec 30, 4:28 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AJK | 38 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.