Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK

Issued

Feb 13, 2017, 8:08 AM AKST (17:08 UTC)

In effect from

Feb 13, 2017, 9:00 AM AKST

Expired

Feb 13, 2017, 3:52 PM AKST

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Anchorage, AK

782 
WWAK41 PAFC 131708
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
808 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

AKZ141-140615-
/O.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0003.170213T1800Z-170214T0900Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
808 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST
TONIGHT.

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...A HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY
  SNOW.

* TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
  EVENING. SNOWFALL RATES WILL TAPER OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-140615-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170214T0700Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
808 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
AKST THIS EVENING...

* SNOW...15 TO 20 INCHES IN TOWN...EXCEPT 18 TO 24 INCHES 
  THROUGH THE PASS. 

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. TEMPERATURES 
  WILL APPROACH FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL MAY CAUSE 
  SOME RAIN TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW OR CHANGE TO ALL RAIN AT 
  TIMES. THERE HOWEVER IS A CHANCE THAT HEAVY SNOW MAY CONTINUE 
  INTO THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE POTENTIAL SNOW 
  ACCUMULATION FROM THIS STORM. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

AKZ145-140300-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170214T0300Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
808 AM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING...

* LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. BLOWING SNOW 
  THROUGH BROAD PASS. 

* SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY WITH HIGHER 
  AMOUNTS TOWARD HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW 
  ELSEWHERE. 

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH 
  BROAD PASS. ELSEWHERE...VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY BE REDUCED TO 
  ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DUE TO HEAVY FALLING SNOW. 

* WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH 
  BROAD PASS. ELSEWHERE...NORTHEAST WIND TO 15 MPH. 

* TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AT THE 
  SAME TIME...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH BROAD 
  PASS AND CREATE LOW VISIBILITIES AS A RESULT OF THE BLOWING 
  SNOW. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON AS BOTH SNOWFALL 
  AND WINDS DIMINISH ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND
BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING... ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
AREAS.

&&

$$

050 
WWAK41 PAFC 140052
WSWAER

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
352 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

AKZ141-141400-
/O.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-170214T0900Z/
/O.EXB.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170214T1400Z/
COPPER RIVER BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY...
PAXSON...SLANA
352 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
TUESDAY SOUTH OF THE EDGERTON HIGHWAY...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION...SOUTH OF THE EDGERTON HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 10 INCHES.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...INCREASING
  IN INTENSITY BY LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE UNTIL
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN
  INTENSITY.

* 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.

&&

$$

AKZ131-141400-
/O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170214T1400Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
352 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST
TUESDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS...

* LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS EVENING...INCREASING
  IN INTENSITY BY LATE EVENING. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE UNTIL
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING WHEN IT IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN
  INTENSITY.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  SEVERELY 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.

&&

$$

AKZ145-140300-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-170214T0300Z/
SUSITNA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL
352 PM AKST MON FEB 13 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
AKST THIS EVENING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...

* LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY.

* SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES.

* TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE FROM EAST TO WEST
  EARLY THIS EVENING AS SNOW DIMINISHES THROUGHOUT THE AREA.  

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE 
  SEVERELY 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.

&&

$$

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