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Winter Storm Warning 28, NWS Fairbanks, AK

November 7, 2020

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this winter storm warning at Nov 7, 2020, 9:29 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 7, 2020, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 28 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, 2020, 9:29 AM AKST (18:29 UTC)
In effect from: Nov 7, 2020, 6:00 PM AKST
Expired: Nov 8, 2020, 9:30 PM AKST
In force: 28 hr
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Nov 7, 5:26 AM AKST, 4 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 7, 5:26 AM AKST, 4 hours 3 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Nov 7, 7:12 AM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Nov 7, 7:15 AM AKST, 2 hours 14 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Nov 6, 3:06 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	36 hr
Nov 7, 3:19 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	11 hr
Nov 7, 3:22 AM AKST	Gale Warning	AFG	11 hr
Nov 7, 3:32 AM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	23 hr
Nov 7, 5:22 AM AKST	Winter Storm Warning	AFG	57 hr
Nov 7, 5:22 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	54 hr
Nov 7, 9:29 AM AKST	Winter Weather Advisory	AFG	36 hr
Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST	Small Craft Advisory	AFG	40 hr
Nov 7, 2:33 PM AKST	Heavy Freezing Spray Warning	AFG	40 hr

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Sources

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