Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service
Areas Affected: Shishmaref; Bering Strait Coast
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 8:43am AKST
Alert Effective: Sunday 8:43am AKST
Alert Expires: Monday 4:00pm AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 8:43am AKST
Event Ends: Tuesday 12:00pm AKST
Issued by: NWS Fairbanks AK
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Mixed precipitation and blowing snow. Additional snow accumulations up to 3 inches and ice accumulations up to 0.05 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast and Shishmaref. * WHEN...Until noon AKST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/2 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Weakening winds have improved conditions early Sunday. Warming temperatures have turned snow into a wintry mix. Precipitation diminishes late Sunday into early Monday. Winds shift to the north and increase Sunday afternoon into Sunday evening bringing colder air. As temperatures cool late Sunday remaining precipitation changes back to snow and wet surfaces are expected to freeze. As northerly winds increase there may be periods of reduced visibility due to blowing snow.
Slow down and use caution while traveling.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a26cb1424247ef0a82ff641c6cb9c78236d8540.002.2 Codes: AKZ820, AKZ821 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8a26cb1424247ef0a82ff641c6cb9c78236d8540.002.2