Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Juneau, AK
Areas Affected: City and Borough of Yakutat
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 4:02pm AKST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 4:02pm AKST
Alert Expires: Wednesday 9:00pm AKST
Event Onset: Wednesday 4:02pm AKST
Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00pm AKST
Issued by: NWS Juneau AK
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...PERIODS OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THURSDAY... .Snow showers are making their way across the gulf and will continue to stream in from the west through Wednesday night. Sea level temperatures from Angoon and Sitka southward are still in the mid to upper 30s as of 3 pm which is resulting in more of a mix in precip type where the showers are starting up. Expect those temperatures to start to decrease later this evening with showers becoming more widespread and precip types at low elevations becoming more snow. Yakutat is already seeing heavier snow showers which will continue to move into that area into early this evening. * WHAT...Heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Visibility could be as low as a quarter mile at times. * WHERE...City and Borough of Yakutat. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Around 9 inches has already been reported from the Yakutat area around noon from heavy snow showers. Expect those showers to persist through the early evening before tapering off this late this evening.
If you must travel, keep an extra flashlight, food, and water with you in case of an emergency. People are urged to prepare their property before the onset of winter weather. For the latest road conditions, where available, call 5 1 1 or visit 511.alaska.gov.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44973de95aebf702929992d2a00f6d42b122dfd3.001.1 Codes: AKZ317 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.44973de95aebf702929992d2a00f6d42b122dfd3.001.1