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Headline: Special Weather Statement issued January 8 at 7:50AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Description: ANOTHER STRONG WET FRONT IS EXPECTED FOR THE PANHANDLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. FREEZING LEVELS ARE ALREADY HIGH AND SOIL AND RIVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY PRIMED FROM THE LAST FRONT EARLIER THIS WEEK. THE NEW FRONT WILL PUSH SNOW LEVELS EVEN HIGHER (... more
Effective: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 08:50
Expires: Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 09:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Juneau AK
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued January 7 at 9:10AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Description: A WET FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH THE PANHANDLE MONDAY NIGHT DROPPED AROUND 1 TO 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA. LOW ELEVATION SNOWMELT IS ALSO CONTINUING WITH FREEZING LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 2000 TO 3000 FT PANHANDLE WIDE. A SECOND FEATURE, AS... more
Effective: Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 10:10
Expires: Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 10:15
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Juneau AK
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued January 4 at 12:13AM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Description: Two atmospheric rivers will move over the region next week, one on Tuesday and then an another on Thursday. The first one will affect Yakuatat first Monday night then shift eastward across the panhandle Monday night through Tuesday. This will bring... more
Effective: Saturday, January 4, 2025 - 01:13
Expires: Sunday, January 5, 2025 - 00:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Juneau AK
Headline: Special Weather Statement issued January 3 at 2:56PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Description: A series of systems will be advancing across the panhandle beginning Saturday and continuing through the end of next week, bringing widespread active weather back to Southeast Alaska. Impactful snow is looking to focus over the northern panhandle,... more
Effective: Friday, January 3, 2025 - 15:56
Expires: Saturday, January 4, 2025 - 16:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Sender: NWS Juneau AK
Headline: Winter Storm Warning issued January 3 at 11:49AM AKST until January 3 at 12:00PM AKST by NWS Juneau AK
Description: Reports of snow this morning ranged between 2 to 6 inches or locally more with showers streaming across region. Light snow will taper off over the next couple of hours, however significant accumulation.
Effective: Friday, January 3, 2025 - 12:49
Expires: Friday, January 3, 2025 - 14:00
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Severe
Sender: NWS Juneau AK