Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Anchorage, AK
Areas Affected: East Turnagain Arm; Portage; Interior Kenai Peninsula; Turnagain Pass; West Prince William Sound & Whittier
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Friday 8:49pm AKST
Alert Effective: Friday 8:49pm AKST
Alert Expires: Saturday 6:00am AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Friday 8:49pm AKST
Event Ends: Sunday 6:00am AKST
Issued by: NWS Anchorage AK
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Heavy snow, blowing snow and freezing rain. Total snow accumulations between 6 and 18 inches. Highest snowfall totals expected at higher elevations and near Portage Valley. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph through Turnagain Arm. * WHERE...East Turnagain Arm, Interior Kenai Peninsula, Turnagain Pass, and West Prince William Sound & Whittier. * WHEN...Until 6 AM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities reduced to one half mile or less due to blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The hazardous conditions could impact the Friday evening commute. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strong easterly winds will develop late tonight and continue through early Saturday morning. This may transition precipitation in the lowest 500 ft to rain. Despite warming temperatures, rain falling onto frozen ground is likely to freeze on impact should rain develop. Rain will transition back to snow Saturday night as temperatures cool, then end from southwest to northeast Sunday morning.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. For the latest road conditions call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.baeb7fe00d1d476e64aa7cf68e9ef73beec31ad9.005.1 Codes: AKZ703, AKZ704, AKZ726, AKZ727, AKZ728 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.baeb7fe00d1d476e64aa7cf68e9ef73beec31ad9.005.1