Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Juneau, AK
Areas Affected: Petersburg Borough; City and Borough of Wrangell
Urgency: Future
Severity: Severe
Certainty: Possible
Alert Sent: Saturday 2:40pm AKST
Alert Effective: Saturday 2:40pm AKST
Alert Expires: Saturday 11:00pm AKST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Monday 12:00pm AKST
Event Ends: Tuesday 3:00am AKST
Issued by: NWS Juneau AK
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT... ...SNOW FOR THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE THIS WEEKEND... .A pattern change is bringing colder temperatures and strong outflow winds extending southward through the weekend. This pattern, in combination with prolonged moisture, is producing accumulating heavy snow for the Haines and Klondike highways and communities of the northern panhandle. Heavy to moderate snow has begun over the Icy Strait Corridor due to the arctic boundary moving south of the Gustavus - Juneau area. The next band of heavier precipitation is expected to move through tonight into Sunday morning. Snow is also expected to become lighter and less dense as the event goes on following the drying trend. Cold temperatures are expected to continue to spread southward into early next week, increasing potential for a long duration snowfall event. As the band of precipitation moves south snow accumulations spread into the southern panhandle, including the Hyder area, into Monday night. * WHAT...Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 7 inches possible. * WHERE...Petersburg Borough and City and Borough of Wrangell. * WHEN...From Monday afternoon through late Monday night. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery conditions. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The potential for larger snow totals Monday with incoming wave. Better snowfall rates Monday afternoon to Monday evening.
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ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.732d9cfeeea5a7c74597e39dfa8c4a4c5fd1db16.008.1 Codes: AKZ326, AKZ329 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.732d9cfeeea5a7c74597e39dfa8c4a4c5fd1db16.008.1