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Blizzard Warning issued October 22 at 2:51PM AKDT until October 24 at 7:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK
Blizzard Warning · Western Arctic Coast. Extreme; likely; urgency: expected.
- Bulletin issued
- 22 October 2026 at 22:51 UTC
- First saved by us
- 22 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 23 October 2026
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- Source classification
- Extreme · Source alert
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Fairbanks AK · Western Arctic Coast
- Certainty / urgency
- Likely / Expected
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 23 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 23 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC / 24 October 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Archived official description
* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 65 mph. * WHERE...Western Arctic Coast. * WHEN...From 1 PM Friday to 7 AM AKDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Travel may be impacted. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Very strong winds could result in power outages. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Snow will change to rain Saturday morning. Strongest wind gusts will be Friday afternoon into early Saturday morning, weakening slowly in the afternoon.
Instructions in this archived message
Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.
The saved record
What changed
0 updates · 1 first record
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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
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Starting point
First saved record
Our first saved version of Blizzard Warning issued October 22 at 2:51PM AKDT until October 24 at 7:00AM AKDT by NWS Fairbanks AK. We have no earlier saved version to compare.
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 22:51 UTC
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