Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 20, 2007, 4:36 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 20, 2007, 9:36 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Jan 20, 2007, 4:36 PM AKST (01:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2007, 9:36 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 21, 2007, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210636 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 936 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 AKZ131-211500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.070121T0636Z-070121T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 936 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SUNDAY. NORTH WINDS BLOWING TO 45 MPH WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE 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. $$ AKZ141-211845- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.070121T1500Z-070122T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 936 PM AST SAT JAN 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM AST MONDAY. A STRONG LOW MOVING THROUGH THE GULF OF ALASKA TONIGHT WILL MOVE EAST SUNDAY. SNOW WILL TOWARD SUNDAY MORNING SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN AND MOVE NORTH AND EAST THROUGH THE DAY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 211400 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 AKZ131-211800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070121T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 500 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS ARE CREATING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THIS MORNING. COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS AT TIMES...VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LESSEN RAPIDLY LATER THIS MORNING AS THE WINDS DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AND TURN TO THE SOUTH AT 10 TO 20 MPH. 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. $$ AKZ141-220200- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.070121T1800Z-070122T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 500 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY. A LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING WITH SNOW SPREADING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 211805 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 AKZ131-211915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-070121T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 905 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ141-220615- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070122T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 905 AM AST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY. A LOW NEAR MIDDLETON ISLAND WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING WITH SNOW SPREADING OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TAPERING OFF BY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY MORNING. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 20, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 21, 1:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 21, 6:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 21, 8:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 2 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 21, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.