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Blizzard Warning issued January 27 at 1:09AM AKST until January 27 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Visibility one quarter mile or less in blowing snow. Total snow accumulations of up to two inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Bering Strait Coast. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel will be very difficult. Areas of blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 26 at 2:58PM AKST until January 27 at 5:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions occurring. Additional snow accumulations of up to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 55 mph. Visibilities reduced to a quarter mile or less at times. * WHERE...Alaska Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 5 PM AKST Monday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Rain will continue to transition to snow from west to east this evening. Strong west winds will cause whiteout conditions in blowing snow along Alaska Peninsula, particularly along the Bering coastline. The worst conditions currently centered around False Pass and Cold Bay will become more widespread across the Alaska Peninsula during the evening, then
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Blizzard Warning issued January 24 at 3:31PM AKST until January 26 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Anchorage AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions and heavy snowfall. Additional snow accumulations of 6 to 26 inches. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph. Visibilities reduced to a quarter mile or less at times. * WHERE...Kuskokwim Delta. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult. Areas of heavy snow and blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. The cold wind chills as low as 25 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A prolonged period of moderate to heavy snowfall is expected to continue into the weekend across much of the
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Blizzard Warning issued January 21 at 3:40AM CST until January 26 at 9:00AM CST by NWS Lake Charles LA

...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ONGOING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA... .A coastal low moving across the northern Gulf of Mexico is producing periods of visibility reducing heavy snow and wind gusts in excess of 35 MPH in bands moving onshore. These bands will continue to move in and out of the warned area through the morning creating hazardous conditions to anyone exposed outdoors for extended periods of time. * WHAT...For the Winter Storm Warning, heavy snow. Additional snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches. For the Blizzard Warning, blizzard conditions expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southwest Louisiana
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Blizzard Warning issued January 17 at 2:00PM AKST until January 18 at 3:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 60 mph. * WHERE...Baldwin Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 3 PM AKST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Falling and blowing snow is expected to significantly reduce visibility leading to very difficult travel conditions. Strong winds may lead to the development of large snow drifts.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 16 at 8:15PM AKST until January 17 at 6:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions expected. Total snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches. East-northeast winds gusting as high as 45 mph. * WHERE...St Lawrence Island. * WHEN...From 3 AM to 6 PM AKST Friday. * IMPACTS...Falling and blowing snow is expected to significantly reduce visibility leading to very difficult travel conditions.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 7 at 1:40PM AKST until January 7 at 9:00PM AKST by NWS Fairbanks AK

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Falling snow combined with strong north winds gusting up to 60 mph is resulting in blizzard conditions with visibility down to 1/4 mile. * WHERE...Central Brooks Range. * WHEN...Until 9 PM AKST this evening. * IMPACTS...Extremely dangerous travel conditions and dangerously cold wind chills as low as 40 below zero causing frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Blowing snow is resulting in large snow drifts. Alaska DOT has reported multiple tractor trailers stuck along the Dalton Highway at Atigun Pass.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 5 at 3:46PM CST until January 5 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

Snow continues to end from north to south as winds taper this evening. * WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations up to two inches. * WHERE...Pawnee and Richardson Counties. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. Widespread blowing snow will significantly reduce visibility.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 5 at 1:48PM CST until January 6 at 12:00AM CST by NWS Kansas City/Pleasant Hill MO

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations between 5 and 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Kansas and central, north central, northwest, and west central Missouri. * WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight. * IMPACTS...Visibilities may drop below 1/4 mile due to falling and blowing snow. Travel could be very difficult. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility.
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Blizzard Warning issued January 5 at 1:39PM CST until January 5 at 6:00PM CST by NWS Wichita KS

* WHAT...Blizzard conditions. Additional snow accumulations between 1 and 3 inches. Winds gusting as high as 40 mph. * WHERE...Portions of Central, South Central, and Southeast Kansas. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Travel could be very difficult to impossible. Widespread blowing snow could significantly reduce visibility. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches.