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WWAK41 PAFC 261356
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
456 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
AKZ741-270000-
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NORTHERN COPPER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF PAXSON
456 AM AKST THU FEB 26 2026
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS
AFTERNOON...
* WHAT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.
SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IS OCCURRING.
* WHERE...ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM MILEMARKER 148 NORTH TO
PAXSON THROUGH ISABEL PASS.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE ONGOING AND WILL MAKE TRAVEL
TREACHEROUS, AND POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING. TRAVEL WILL BE
IMPACTED. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW COULD SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE
VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...ALASKA 511 HAS CLOSED A SECTION OF THE
RICHARDSON HIGHWAY FROM PAXSON TO MILEMARKER 218. HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF THIS AREA FROM MILEMARKER 148 TO
PAXSON AND NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS
AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT
CONDITIONS, MAKING TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL, HAVE A
WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED, STAY WITH YOUR
VEHICLE.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT 511.ALASKA.GOV.
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