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Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 2, 2021

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2021, 3:16 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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
Feb 2, 2021, 3:16 PM AKST (00:16 UTC)
Expired
Feb 2, 2021, 9:19 PM AKST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

The text

As transmitted.

910 
WWAK42 PAFG 030016
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
Issued by National Weather Service Anchorage AK
316 PM AKST Tue Feb 2 2021

AKZ213-030900-
/O.EXP.PAFG.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210203T0000Z/
/O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.210203T0016Z-210203T0900Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
316 PM AKST Tue Feb 2 2021

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST 
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Travel will be very
  difficult to impossible. 

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island.

* WHEN...Until midnight.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds gusting as high as 50 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.

$$

AKZ208-209-212-216-217-227-030130-
/O.EXP.PAFG.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-210203T0000Z/
Lower Kobuk and Noatak Valleys-
Baldwin Peninsula and Selawik Valley-
Eastern Norton Sound and Nulato Hills-
Lower Koyukuk and Middle Yukon Valleys-
Upper Kobuk and Noatak Valleys-Upper Kuskokwim Valley-
Including Noatak, Kiana, Red Dog Mine, Kotzebue, Selawik, 
Noorvik, Unalakleet, Stebbins, St Michael, Elim, Koyuk, 
Shaktoolik, Galena, Nulato, Huslia, Kaltag, Ruby, Koyukuk, 
Ambler, Shungnak, Kobuk, McGrath, Nikolai, Takotna, 
and Farewell Lake
316 PM AKST Tue Feb 2 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Wind chills have moderated.

$$
1 follow-up statement
786 
WWAK42 PAFG 030619
WSWWCZ

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Fairbanks AK
919 PM AKST Tue Feb 2 2021

AKZ213-030730-
/O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210203T0900Z/
St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast-
Including Gambell, Savoonga, Brevig Mission, Teller, Wales, 
and Diomede
919 PM AKST Tue Feb 2 2021

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 2, 3:45 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFG13 hr
Feb 2, 4:12 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG43 hr
Feb 2, 4:27 PM AKSTWind Chill AdvisoryAFG38 hr
Feb 3, 4:04 AM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG50 hr
Feb 3, 4:17 AM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFG31 hr
Feb 3, 4:32 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG49 hr
Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG49 hr
Feb 3, 4:43 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG49 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.