Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 19, 2007, 6:52 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2007, 11:52 AM AKDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Mar 19, 2007, 6:52 AM AKDT (14:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2007, 11:52 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2007, 3:46 PM AKDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 191952 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1152 AM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 AKZ195-200300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.070319T1952Z-070320T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1152 AM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM ADT THIS EVENING. A SLOW MOVING FRONT OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW OVER SAINT GEORGE ISLAND HAS JUST BEGUN TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING BEFORE THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SPREAD TO SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AS WELL. 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. $$ AKZ181-200000- /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070320T0000Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1152 AM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. A DIMINISHING FRONT OVER THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN BERING STRETCHES OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WITH AREAS OF SNOW. HOWEVER... AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN HAVE DEVELOPED THIS MORNING OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. THE FREEZING RAIN IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 192346 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 346 PM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 AKZ195-200100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-070320T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 346 PM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED OVER SAINT GEORGE ISLAND AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AKZ181-201415- /X.CAN.PAFC.ZR.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-070320T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.070320T2000Z-070321T0800Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 346 PM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON TUESDAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL BEGIN FALLING BY LATE MORNING. AS WINDS BECOME NORTHERLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP AND WINDS WILL INCREASE. VISIBILITIES WILL POSSIBLY DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH. WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$ AKZ161-201415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.070320T2000Z-070321T0800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 346 PM ADT MON MAR 19 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR WEST OF KING SALMON. A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH COULD CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. SNOWFALL AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY LATE TUESDAY EVENING. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 18, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 19, 5:22 AM AKDT | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:27 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:27 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFC | 39 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:46 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.