Blizzard Warning
NWS Anchorage AK ยท US
Details
Blizzard Warning In Effect From 11 AM This Morning To Noon AKST Tuesday
- Event
- Blizzard Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Extreme
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
Blizzard conditions likely. Total snow accumulations between 8 and 16 inches. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Visibility reduced to as low as one quarter mile in blowing snow.
Where
Thompson Pass.
When
From 11 AM this morning to noon AKST Tuesday.
Impacts
Travel could be very difficult. Visibility could be significantly reduced within heavy snow.
Additional details
A band of light to moderate snow is expected late this morning before tapering off in the afternoon. A second round of heavier snow is likely this evening through Tuesday morning. Conditions will begin to improve starting late Tuesday morning as winds begin to slowly diminish and snow becomes lighter and more showery in nature.
Instructions
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 very hazardous. If you must travel, have a winter survival kit with you. If you get stranded, stay with your vehicle. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
Affected areas
- Thompson Pass
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Anchorage AK
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~47s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M704JEYN6VGMW0NA4FTWYG8F
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.290bd704151f8ffee99ee4f2cf1916ddd3546cf0.002.2
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Anchorage AK
- AWIPS ID
- CAPAFC
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.766
- WMO heading
- XOAK51
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- Alaska (AK)
- WMO bulletin number
- 51
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | BZW |
| NationalWeatherService | BZW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | WSWAER |
| WMOidentifier | WWAK41 PAFC 091229 CCA |
| NWSheadline | BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON AKST TUESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| EAS-ORG | WXR |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.261109T2000Z-261110T2100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-10T12:00:00-09:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Thompson Pass
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 002063 |
| UGC | AKZ732 |