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Blizzard Warning 16, NWS Fairbanks, AK

March 1, 2024Nome Census Area, Alaska

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 1, 2024, 9:22 PM AKST for Nome Census Area, Alaska. It took effect at Mar 2, 2024, 9:00 AM 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
Mar 1, 2024, 9:22 PM AKST (06:22 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2024, 9:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 3, 2024, 10:59 AM AKST
In force
26 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, AK

County Nome Census Area, AK

The radar

The Nome radar (PAEC), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 1, 9:22 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFGKusilvak Census Area, Nome Census Area, Northwest Arctic66 hr
Mar 2, 3:40 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG4 days
Mar 2, 1:35 PM AKSTGale WarningAFG25 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.