Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Juneau, AK
Areas Affected: City and Borough of Sitka
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 9:21pm AKDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 9:21pm AKDT
Alert Expires: Monday 5:15am AKDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 9:21pm AKDT
Event Ends: Monday 10:00am AKDT
Issued by: NWS Juneau AK
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT MONDAY... ...ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW EXPECTED FOR THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PANHANDLE THROUGH MONDAY... .The shortwave that moved through the panhandle Sunday is now deteriorating over the northern panhandle, bringing widespread showers through the central and southern panhandle in its wake. Snow showers may bring visibility down to less then a mile at times, with light to moderate snowfall rates expected. Localized higher snowfall rates will remain possible with heavier showers, with most accumulations happening through Sunday evening and night as daytime temperatures cool. As the low continues to stall over northern Baranof and Chichagof Islands, communities such as Tenakee Springs and Angoon have the possibility of seeing more continuous snow showers overnight. Uncertainty remains for the final positioning of the low, as different positions may bring different snow totals to the communities it sits over. * WHAT...Snow. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE...City and Borough of Sitka. * WHEN...Until 10 AM AKDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel by land, air, and sea could be impacted. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow showers are expected to increase in frequency this evening with showers persisting overnight Sunday night. Highest snow rate will likely be late Sunday night.
Slow down and use caution while traveling. 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.e8c14a30e48778840d417ce1f64fe56b7453f9f2.001.1 Codes: AKZ323 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e8c14a30e48778840d417ce1f64fe56b7453f9f2.001.1