Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2021
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 11, 2021, 12:52 PM 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 11, 2021, 12:52 PM AKST (21:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2021, 2:42 PM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
248 WWAK42 PAFG 112152 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1252 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 AKZ213-121500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210113T0000Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.210111T2152Z-210112T1800Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1252 PM AKST Mon Jan 11 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 9 AM Tuesday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Visibility near zero at times. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$
2 follow-up statements
121 WWAK42 PAFG 121300 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 400 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 AKZ213-130300- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210113T0300Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 400 AM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 6 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 55 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Visibility near zero at times. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$
981 WWAK42 PAFG 122342 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 242 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 AKZ213-130045- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210113T0300Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 242 PM AKST Tue Jan 12 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... Strong north winds will continue to subside with quickly improving visibility. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 50 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:46 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 57 hr | |
| Jan 11, 2:08 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 5 days |
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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.