SKYWARN · Alaska
NWS Anchorage AFC
12 counties, 2 radars, one forecaster on the warning desk when it goes bad. This page is what that desk is looking at, plus the nets that feed it.
Nothing active from this office
NWS checked 11:27 PMRadar
NWS RIDGE · base reflectivity · last hour
Deeper look: PAHG interactive ↗ · PAHG at College of DuPage ↗ · PAPD interactive ↗ · PAPD at College of DuPage ↗ - velocity, correlation coefficient and every tilt.
SPC outlook · day 1
categorical
Marginal → Slight → Enhanced → Moderate → High · day 2 ↗ · mesoscale discussions ↗
Reports taken by this office today
0 · SPC preliminaryNo spotter reports logged by AFC so far today (UTC).
Cameras near the office
none listed yetNo cameras listed near Anchorage yet. Know one?
Radar tells you what the storm is doing; these tell you what it looks like. Pictures open at their source - ODOT and the Mesonet allow linking, not republishing.
SKYWARN & weather nets for this office
Suggest or fix one →No net is listed for NWS Anchorage yet. If you know the repeater and who runs it, suggest it - the state coordinator checks it and it shows up here and on the state hub. Never guess a frequency from memory; a wrong one during a warning is worse than none.
NOAA Weather Radio in this area
30 transmitters · this office’s first, neighbours after162.550 MHz KEC43 · Anchoragecovers Anchorage (C|N|S|W), Kenai Peninsula (N| W), Matanuska-Susitna (C| E) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz KEC81 · Sewardcovers Kenai Peninsula (E) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.525 MHz KJY73 · Saint Paul Islandcovers Aleutians West (N) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage · ⚠ Out Of Service
162.425 MHz KJY87 · Cold Baycovers Aleutians East (CENTRAL) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz KPS503 · Glennallencovers Copper River, Matanuska-Susitna (S|E) · 1000 W · NWS Anchorage
162.475 MHz KXI29 · Whittiercovers Chugach · 100 W · NWS Anchorage
162.450 MHz KZZ93 · Point Pigotcovers Chugach · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz KZZ97 · Ninilchikcovers Kenai Peninsula (C| W) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.400 MHz KZZ98 · Wasillacovers Anchorage (N|E|W), Matanuska-Susitna (C|E|S|W) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.425 MHz WNG525 · Tuklung Mtn.covers Dillingham (S) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.425 MHz WNG526 · Rugged Islandcovers Kenai Peninsula (S) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.425 MHz WNG527 · Potato Pointcovers Chugach · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.450 MHz WNG528 · Bede Mountaincovers Kenai Peninsula (C|S|W), Kodiak Island (N) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.500 MHz WNG530 · East Pointcovers Chugach · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.525 MHz WNG532 · Cape Hinchinbrookcovers Chugach · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz WNG675 · Bethelcovers Bethel (C| W) · 1000 W · NWS Anchorage
162.500 MHz WNG681 · Dillinghamcovers Dillingham (S) · 5 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz WNG714 · Sand Pointcovers Aleutians East (C|E) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.475 MHz WWG39 · Soldotnacovers Kenai Peninsula (C|W) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.400 MHz WXJ24 · Homercovers Kenai Peninsula (S|W) · 800 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz WXJ63 · Valdezcovers Chugach · 300 W · NWS Anchorage · ⚠ Out Of Service
162.400 MHz WXJ79 · Cordovacovers Chugach · 1000 W · NWS Anchorage
162.550 MHz WXK89 · Unalaskacovers Aleutians West (E) · 300 W · NWS Anchorage
162.425 MHz KZZ90 · Raspberry Islandcovers Bristol Bay (N|W), Kodiak Island (N|C) · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
162.500 MHz WNG529 · Cape Gullcovers Kodiak Island (W) · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
162.525 MHz WNG531 · Pillar Mtn.covers Kodiak Island (E) · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
162.500 MHz WNG716 · Marmot Islandcovers Kodiak Island (N|E) · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
162.450 MHz WNG718 · Sitkinak Domecovers Kodiak Island (S) · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
162.550 MHz WXJ78 · Kodiakcovers Kodiak Island (C|E) · 1000 W · NWS Kodiak
162.525 MHz WZ2556 · Middle Capecovers Kodiak Island · 5 W · NWS Kodiak
What to report, and where
Size charts and the full guide →🌪️ Tornado, funnel, wall cloud
- ·Tornado on the ground (say if you see debris)
- ·Funnel cloud - rotating, not touching down
- ·Wall cloud, especially a rotating one
- ·Where it is relative to you, and which way it's moving
🧊 Hail
- ·The largest stone, compared to a coin or ball (chart below)
- ·1″ (quarter) is the severe threshold - smaller is still worth a report to most offices
- ·How long it fell and whether it's covering the ground
💨 Wind
- ·Measured gusts of 40 mph+; 58 mph is severe
- ·Damage: trees down, limbs bigger than your arm, roof or structure damage, power lines
- ·Say whether it was measured or estimated
🌊 Flooding
- ·Water over a road, especially moving water
- ·Creeks and rivers rising fast or out of their banks
- ·Rainfall of 1″ or more in an hour if you have a gauge
❄️ Winter
- ·Snowfall of 1″ an hour or more, and totals
- ·Freezing rain and ice accumulation on wires and trees
- ·Visibility under ¼ mile, blowing and drifting
🚫 Not this
- ·Lightning and thunder on their own
- ·Rain that isn't causing flooding
- ·Ordinary dark clouds, scud, or clouds that only look scary
- 1 · The net, if one is up
When the office activates SKYWARN, a net control on the local repeater takes reports in a set format and relays them straight to the forecaster. Listen first, check in when asked, keep it short: who, what, where, when.
- 2 · The office directly
No net running? Every office has a spotter line or online report form on its SKYWARN page - for you that’s NWS Anchorage. Trained spotters get the number in class; anyone can use the form.
- 3 · Tell the room here
/report hail quarter · 71st & Memorial in #ak-wx puts it in front of everyone watching the state. It does not reach the NWS - do 1 or 2 for that.
Counties served by NWS Anchorage · 12
AKC013 Aleutians East
AKC016 Aleutians West
AKC020 Anchorage
AKC050 Bethel
AKC060 Bristol Bay
AKC063 Chugach
AKC066 Copper River
AKC070 Dillingham
AKC122 Kenai Peninsula
AKC150 Kodiak Island
AKC164 Lake and Peninsula
AKC170 Matanuska-Susitna