Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 19, 2007, 11:54 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 20, 2007, 1:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 19, 2007, 11:54 PM AKDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2007, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2007, 12:46 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 201254 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ161-201400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.070320T2000Z-070321T0800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 454 AM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...THUS THE BLIZZARD WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ181-210130- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.070320T2000Z-070321T0800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.070321T0000Z-070321T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 454 AM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. SNOW AND RAIN WILL FALL TODAY...WITH SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ON THE BERING SIDE OF THE PENINSULA. LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW PRESSURE PASSES...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP...LEADING TO PROBABLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 202100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 100 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ195-210400- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.070320T2100Z-070321T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 100 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM ADT THIS EVENING FOR SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. STRONG WINDS UP TO 60 MPH AND NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE AT SAINT GEORGE ISLAND INTO THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. 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. $$ AKZ181-210900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.070321T0000Z-070321T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 100 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES WILL DROP... LEADING TO PROBABLE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 202316 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 316 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ195-210030- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070321T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 316 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND. $$ AKZ181-211300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.070321T0000Z-070321T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 316 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS PERSISTING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 210846 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1246 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 AKZ181-211000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-070321T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1246 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW WARING LEVELS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 19, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 20, 7:12 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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.