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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Juneau, AK

January 4, 20268 counties in Alaska

NWS Juneau, AK issued this winter storm warning at Jan 4, 2026, 1:14 PM AKST for 8 counties in Alaska. It took effect at Jan 4, 2026, 9:13 PM AKST. It was in force for 36 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 4, 2026, 1:14 PM AKST (22:14 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 4, 2026, 9:13 PM AKST
Expired
Jan 6, 2026, 9:00 AM AKST
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Juneau, AK

Counties City and Borough of Wrangell, AK, Haines Borough, AK, Hoonah-Angoon Census Area, AK, Juneau City and Borough, AK, Petersburg Borough, AK, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, AK, Skagway Municipality, AK, Yakutat City and Borough, AK

The radar

The Sitka radar (PACG), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:13 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 1:14 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAJKKetchikan Gateway, Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Sitka City and26 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.