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Gale Warning 107, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 28, 2026

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Jan 28, 2026, 2:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 28, 2026, 2:41 PM AKST (23:41 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2026, 3:15 AM AKST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Jan 28, 5:22 AM AKST, 9 hours 19 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 5:22 AM AKST, 9 hours 19 minutes before
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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:10 AM AKST, 4 hours 31 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1010 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0459 AM     Snow             Kalifornsky             60.36N 151.27W
01/28/2026  M9.0 Inch        Kenai Peninsula    AK   Public

            Snow ended around 9 PM on Jan 27.

&&

KC
Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:13 AM AKST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1013 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 AM     Snow             5 E Valdez              61.11N 146.22W
01/28/2026  M3.9 Inch        Chugach            AK   Trained Spotter

            New snow since yesterday morning. 0.44
            inches liquid equivalent. 21.7 degrees F,
            calm wind, overcast.

&&

KC
Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:15 AM AKST, 4 hours 26 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1015 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     Snow             Girdwood                60.94N 149.18W
01/28/2026  M2.5 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Dept of Highways

            24-hour snow total. 0.30 inches of liquid
            equivalent. Snow depth at 13.5 inches.
            Combined with the report submitted at 7:00
            AM on Jan 27, this brings the 48-hour snow
            total to 5 inches for this event.

&&

KC
Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:19 AM AKST, 4 hours 22 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1019 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0710 AM     Snow             Anchorage (Muldoon)     61.19N 149.76W
01/28/2026  M7.4 Inch        Anchorage          AK   Public

            An additional 1.4 inches of snow were
            measured in the past 24 hours, with 0.13
            inches liquid equivalent and 20 inches of
            snow on the ground. Combined with the report
            submitted 9:38 AM on Jan 27, this brings the
            48-hour snow total to 7.4 inches for this
            event.

&&

KC
Local storm report, Jan 28, 10:22 AM AKST, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Anchorage AK
1022 AM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1021 AM     Snow             Anchorage (Sand Lake)   61.16N 149.98W
01/28/2026  M9.2 Inch        Anchorage          AK   NWS Employee

            Storm total snow amount from 9 PM on Jan 26
            through 9 PM on Jan 27 at NWS Anchorage
            office.

&&

KC
Special weather statement, Jan 28, 1:29 PM AKST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
National Weather Service ANCHORAGE AK
129 PM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

AKZ701>704-711-723-724-726-727-291500-
Anchorage-Anchorage Hillside / Eagle River-East Turnagain Arm-
Portage-Lower Matanuska Valley-NW Kenai Peninsula-Skilak Lake-
Interior Kenai Peninsula-Turnagain Pass-
Including the cities of Anchorage, Eagle River, Eklutna,
Anchorage Hillside, Upper Eagle River, Indian, Girdwood, Portage,
Palmer, Wasilla, Big Lake, Kenai, Soldotna, Sterling, Nikiski,
Cooper Landing, Skilak Lake, Moose Pass, Summit Lake, Hope,
and Turnagain Pass
129 PM AKST Wed Jan 28 2026

...AREAS OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...

A wintry mix of light snow and freezing rain is possible through
Thursday morning with a light glaze of ice possible. Rain is
expected for east Turnagain Arm and Portage Valley to the coast.
However, any rain that falls onto residual packed snow and ice
could make travel difficult. Expect conditions to be more dry
towards Cook Inlet as the rain moves west over the Chugach and
Kenai Mountains and precipitation starts to dry out. Patchy areas
of light freezing rain and snow cannot be ruled out though. Snow
levels this afternoon will be around 1000 feet, increasing to
around 2000 feet tonight. Multiple rounds of precipitation is
expected with one main wave early this afternoon, another later
tonight into early Thursday morning, and scattered light showers
in between. Even though conditions have overall improved since the
big snow yesterday, please continue to travel with caution by
slowing down, allow extra time to reach your destination, and
check travel reports.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC22 hr
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC47 hr
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC35 hr
Jan 27, 4:13 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC35 hr
Jan 28, 3:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 3:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 3:46 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC24 hr
Jan 28, 2:38 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 28, 2:38 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Jan 28, 2:41 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC13 hr
Jan 28, 2:41 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC13 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.