Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 20, 2007, 7:12 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 20, 2007, 6:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Mar 20, 2007, 7:12 AM AKDT (15:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 20, 2007, 6:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2007, 5:17 AM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 202012 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1212 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ125-210815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.070321T0200Z-070321T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.070321T0200Z-070321T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1212 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW OVER WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES TONIGHT. 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. $$ AKZ121-210815- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.070320T2200Z-070321T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1212 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE SOUTHWEST KENAI PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KACHEMAK BAY AND ALONG THE HOMER BLUFF. A TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ171-210200- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T0200Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1212 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KODIAK ISLAND THIS MORNING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MIX WITH RAIN BY EARLY THIS EVENING NORTH END OF THE ISLAND. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 202349 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 349 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ125-211330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.070321T0200Z-070321T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 349 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ171-210600- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 349 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ON THE NORTHERN END OF THE ISLAND WHILE SNOW MIXES WITH RAIN ALONG THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING FOR KODIAK CITY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. 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. $$ AKZ121-211330- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 349 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KACHEMAK BAY AND ALONG THE HOMER BLUFF OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210416 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 816 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 AKZ171-210530- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T0600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 816 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ125-211600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070321T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 816 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM TUESDAY EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ121-211400- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 816 PM ADT TUE MAR 20 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF KACHEMAK BAY AND ALONG THE HOMER BLUFF OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 210924 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 124 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 AKZ121-211030- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-070321T1400Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 124 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. SNOW HAS BEGUN TO TAPER OFF. $$ AKZ125-211600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070321T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 124 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM ADT THIS MORNING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY ALONG WITH EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH WILL OCCUR IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM TUESDAY EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 211317 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 517 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 AKZ125-211430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-070321T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 517 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ141-220130- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0013.070321T2000Z-070322T1300Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 517 AM ADT WED MAR 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY. A STORM CENTER MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL SPREAD SNOW A INTO THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 7 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM NOON TODAY THROUGH 5 AM THURSDAY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 19, 11:54 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 25 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 |
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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.