Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2006
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 16, 2006, 6:29 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 16, 2006, 11:29 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 16, 2006, 6:29 AM AKST (15:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2006, 11:29 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2006, 11:16 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 162029 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1129 AM AST THU NOV 16 2006 AKZ181-170200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.061116T2029Z-061117T0200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1129 AM AST THU NOV 16 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST FLOW IS BRINGING SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 65 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. 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 WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 170100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST THU NOV 16 2006 AKZ181-170900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-061117T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 400 PM AST THU NOV 16 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. STRONG NORTH FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS COUPLED WITH STRONG GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY THROUGH GAPS IN THE TERRAIN. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO AROUND 65 MPH THIS EVENING...WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND ONE HALF MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 170816 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1116 PM AST THU NOV 16 2006 AKZ181-170930- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-061117T0900Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1116 PM AST THU NOV 16 2006 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED HOWEVER VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 16, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.