Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 15, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 29, 2007, 6:48 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 29, 2007, 11:48 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 29, 2007, 6:48 AM AKST (15:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2007, 11:48 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2007, 7:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 292048 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1148 AM AST MON JAN 29 2007 AKZ187-300600- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.070129T2048Z-070130T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1148 AM AST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH HAVE CREATED BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN 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. $$ AKZ195-300900- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070130T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1148 AM AST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. NORTHEAST WINDS TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH HAVE CREATED BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS AROUND SAINT PAUL ISLAND. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE BLOWING SNOW. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300109 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 409 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007 AKZ195-300215- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-070130T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 409 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW...PRECIPITATION WILL BE SPARSE TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID 30S. THEREFORE...VISIBILITIES WILL NOT BE SEVERELY DIMINISHED IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ AKZ187-300600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070130T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 409 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING WITH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN THE BLOWING SNOW. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT...WITH VISIBILITIES INCREASING ABOVE SEVER LEVELS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300433 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 733 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007 AKZ187-300545- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0015.000000T0000Z-070130T0600Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 733 PM AST MON JAN 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW SHOWERS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW TO CONTINUE AT TIMES THIS EVENING...VISIBILITIES WILL NOT BE SEVERELY RESTRICTED AS TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 30 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:54 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:30 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:00 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:06 AM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 29, 12:06 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 53 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:49 AM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 29, 6:13 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 29, 2:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
Nearby
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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.