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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 5, 2024, 3:45 PM AKDT for Denali Borough, Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, Alaska. It was in force for 30 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 5, 2024, 3:45 PM AKDT (23:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 5, 2024, 4:15 PM AKDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
The radar
The Fairbanks Faa radar (PAPD), 189 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 5, 3:01 PM AKDT, 44 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 5, 3:01 PM AKDT, 44 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jun 5, 1:26 PM AKDT, 2 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 126 PM AKDT Wed Jun 5 2024 AKZ832>847-849-060530- Dalton Highway Summits-Yukon Flats- White Mountains and High Terrain South of the Yukon River- Fortymile Country-Upper Tanana Valley-Delta Junction- Upper Chena River Valley-Tanana Flats-Eielson AFB and Salcha- Goldstream Valley and Nenana Hills-Chatanika River Valley- Two Rivers-Fairbanks Metro Area-Nenana-Central Interior- Northern Denali Borough-Eastern Alaska Range North of Trims Camp- Including Gobblers Knob, Prospect Creek, Finger Mountain, The Yukon River Bridge, The Dalton Highway from MP 39 to MP 164, Fort Yukon, Venetie, Circle, Central, Stevens Village, Beaver, The Steese Highway north of MP 124, Livengood, Circle Hot Springs, Eagle Summit, Twelvemile Summit, The Steese Highway from MP 85 to MP 124, The Elliott Highway from MP 32 to MP 134, The Dalton Highway from MP 0 to MP 38, Eagle, Chicken, The Taylor Highway north of MP 9, Tok, Tanacross, Tetlin, Northway, Alcan, The Alaska Highway east of MP 1392, The Taylor Highway south of MP 9, The Tok Cutoff north of MP 105, Delta Junction, Fort Greely, Deltana, Chena Hot Springs, Chena Hot Springs Road east of MP 34, Birch Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 295 to MP 317, Eielson AFB, Salcha, Moose Creek, Harding Lake, The Richardson Highway from MP 317 to MP 346, Ester Dome, Murphy Dome, The Parks Highway from MP 325 to MP 342, Haystack, The Elliott Highway from MP 1 to MP 32, The Steese Highway from MP 12 to MP 85, Two Rivers, Chena Hot Springs Road from MP 12 to MP 34, Fairbanks, Fort Wainwright, Ester, North Pole, Fox, Nenana, The Parks Highway from MP 290 to 325, Tanana, Minto, Manley Hot Springs, Rampart, Lake Minchumina, Healy, Denali National Park, Kantishna, Anderson, The Parks Highway from MP 237 to MP 288, Black Rapids, Donnelly Dome, and The Richardson Highway from MP 224 to MP 259 126 PM AKDT Wed Jun 5 2024 ...Strong Thunderstorms Today Over Interior Alaska... Widespread showers and scattered thunderstorms are developing early this afternoon over the Interior from Denali Park to Fairbanks to the White Mountains. Thunderstorms are moving from east to west and will contain hail, frequent lightning, gusty winds and heavy downpours. Hail of up one half inch is expected with these storms. Hail as large as 1 inch is possible, although it is not likely. Frequent lightning this afternoon and evening could cause injury to people outdoors. Winds gusting to 30 mph could blow over trees and cause localize power outages. Areas of heavy rain bring the risk of small stream flooding over steep terrain in the hills north and east of Fairbanks and the Alaska Range near Denali Park this afternoon and evening. There is the possibility of urban street flooding should the heavy showers fall over Fairbanks and North Pole this afternoon and evening. People in the Eastern Interior should be alert to severe weather this afternoon and evening. The storms will move northwest this evening over the Central and Northern Interior, and storms should diminish from Fairbanks south by 9 pm. JB
Local storm report, Jun 5, 2:35 PM AKDT, 1 hour 10 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 3:41 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | Southeast Fairbanks Census Area | 35 hr |
| Jun 5, 3:44 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:44 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 36 hr | |
| Jun 5, 3:46 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 47 hr | |
| Jun 5, 1:29 PM AKDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | AFG | Fairbanks North Star | 31 min |
| Jun 5, 2:24 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.