Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2021
Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 4, 2021, 11:50 AM AKDT. It was in force for 16 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Apr 4, 2021, 11:50 AM AKDT (19:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2021, 3:29 AM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
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371 WWAK42 PAFG 041950 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1150 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 AKZ227-042100- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0000Z/ Upper Kuskokwim Valley- Including McGrath, Nikolai, Takotna, and Farewell Lake 1150 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ AKZ207-050300- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0300Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.210404T1950Z-210405T0600Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 1150 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Point Hope to Kivalina. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ210-050300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0300Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 1150 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...10 AM to 7 PM Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ213-050300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0300Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1150 AM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 PM Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
5 follow-up statements
601 WWAK42 PAFG 042012 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 AKZ207-050300- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Point Hope to Kivalina. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. 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. $$ AKZ209-050300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for snow and blowing snow means periods of snow and blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ211-050300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast- Including Nome, White Mountain, and Golovin 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means that visibilities will be limited due to strong winds blowing snow around. Use caution when traveling, especially in open areas. $$ AKZ212-050300- /O.EXB.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ210-050300- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ213-050300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0300Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 1212 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 7 PM Sunday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
012 WWAK42 PAFG 042242 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 AKZ213-042345- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0300Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, and Diomede 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ AKZ207-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Point Hope to Kivalina. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ209-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ210-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ211-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast- Including Nome, White Mountain, and Golovin 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Southern Seward Peninsula Coast. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 40 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ212-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 242 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
314 WWAK42 PAFG 050158 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 558 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 AKZ211-212-050300- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Southern Seward Peninsula Coast- Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills- Including Nome, White Mountain, Golovin, Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, and Shaktoolik 558 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ AKZ207-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 558 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Point Hope to Kivalina. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ209-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 558 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities of one half mile or less and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$ AKZ210-050600- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 558 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 10 PM today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
975 WWAK42 PAFG 050420 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 820 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 AKZ209-050530- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T0600Z/ Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley- Including Kotzebue, Selawik, and Noorvik 820 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ AKZ207-051200- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210405T1200Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 820 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very difficult to impossible. * WHERE...Chukchi Sea Coast from Point Hope to Kivalina. * WHEN...Until 4 AM Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 45 mph will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow. Significant drifting of the snow is likely. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Blizzard Warning means severe winter weather conditions are expected or occurring. Falling and blowing snow with strong winds and poor visibilities are likely. This will lead to whiteout conditions, making travel extremely difficult. $$ AKZ210-051200- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T1200Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 820 PM AKDT Sun Apr 4 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities and slick roadways to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 4 AM Monday. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means periods of blowing snow will cause travel difficulties. $$
491 WWAK42 PAFG 051129 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 329 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 AKZ207-051230- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210405T1200Z/ Chukchi Sea Coast- Including Point Hope, Shishmaref, Kivalina, and Espenberg 329 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... Conditions have improved. $$ AKZ210-052000- /O.EXT.PAFG.WW.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-210405T2000Z/ Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula- Including Buckland, Deering, Candle, Council, Haycock, Pilgrim Springs, Serpentine Hot Springs, and Taylor 329 AM AKDT Mon Apr 5 2021 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... * WHAT...Blowing snow expected. Plan on areas of poor visibilities to create difficult travel conditions at times. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. * WHERE...Northern and Interior Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...Until noon today. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 35 mph will cause areas of blowing and drifting snow. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Winter Weather Advisory for blowing snow means that visibilities will be limited due to strong winds blowing snow around. Use caution when traveling, especially in open areas. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2:41 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Apr 4, 3:24 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 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.