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Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 30, 2017, 3:50 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2017, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 26 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 30, 2017, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 31, 2017, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 1, 2017, 3:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
460 WWAK41 PAFC 310050 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2017 AKZ145-311400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.170131T1000Z-170201T0400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 350 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM AKST TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...12 TO 19 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SE WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-311400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.170131T0600Z-170201T0000Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 350 PM AKST MON JAN 30 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST TUESDAY NORTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NORTH OF CLAM GULCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS MAINLY ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF CLAM GULCH. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SE 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES, AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
985 WWAK41 PAFC 311343 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 443 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 AKZ121-311445- /O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-170201T0000Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 443 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED NORTH OF CLAM GULCH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE HEAVY BAND OF SNOW REMAINED OVER COOK INLET OVERNIGHT, ALLOWING WARMER AIR TO MOVE UP FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE KENAI AND SOLDOTNA AREA. THESE WARMER TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW THIS MORNING WITH A CHANGEOVER TO ALL SNOW EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS STILL POTENTIAL FOR SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION TONIGHT. $$ AKZ145-010130- /O.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170201T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 443 AM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY OVER THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY... * LOCATION...NORTHERN AND WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY. * SNOW...12 TO 18 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA AS WELL AS OVER THE WESTERN VALLEY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL... KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD... AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
800 WWAK41 PAFC 010038 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 338 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 AKZ145-011200- /O.EXT.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170201T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 338 PM AKST TUE JAN 31 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AKST WEDNESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE HIGHEST SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * 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. && $$
203 WWAK41 PAFC 011200 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 AKZ145-011300- /O.EXP.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170201T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 300 AM AKST WED FEB 1 2017 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING, BUT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIMITED AS THE SYSTEM DISSIPATES BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:28 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:28 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 30, 3:50 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:58 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 31, 3:59 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 31, 3:59 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 31, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 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.