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Blizzard Warning issued October 22 at 9:39PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Blizzard Warning · Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula. Extreme; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 23 October 2026 at 05:39 UTC
- First saved by us
- 23 October 2026 at 05:42 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 23 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Extreme · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Fairbanks AK · Kivalina and Red Dog Dock; Lower Kobuk Valley; Baldwin Peninsula; Northern Seward Peninsula
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 18:00 UTC / 24 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula, Kivalina and Red Dog Dock, Lower Kobuk Valley, and Northern Seward Peninsula. * WHEN...From 10 AM Friday to 4 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Visibilities may drop below a quarter mile due to falling and blowing snow. Very strong winds could result in power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow and gusty winds will produce blizzard conditions Friday. As south winds continue and temperatures warm, snow will transition to rain potentially as early as Friday evening. Strongest wind gusts will be Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning.
Instructions in this archived message
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
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First saved record · 23 October 2026 at 05:42 UTC
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Our first saved version of Blizzard Warning issued October 22 at 9:39PM AKDT until October 24 at 4:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 05:39 UTC
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