Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 23, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 22, 2007, 8:43 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 23, 2007, 2:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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 22, 2007, 8:43 PM AKDT (04:43 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2007, 2:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2007, 6:46 PM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 230943 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 143 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ131-232145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.070323T1000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 143 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FOR THOMPSON PASS AND VICINITY THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231337 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 537 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ131-232200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 537 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ125-232200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BS.Y.0014.070323T1337Z-070323T2200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 537 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK NORTH TO WEST WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW SOUTH AND WEST OF PORTAGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231341 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 540 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ131-232200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 540 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ125-232200- /X.COR.PAFC.BS.Y.0014.070323T1340Z-070323T2200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 540 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK NORTH TO WEST WINDS COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF PORTAGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231540 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 740 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ125-232200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BS.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ /X.EXA.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 740 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF PORTAGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-232200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 740 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231657 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 857 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ125-232200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 857 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW SOUTH AND EAST OF PORTAGE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-232200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 857 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN AND NEAR THOMPSON PASS THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AKZ141-240500- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0014.070323T1657Z-070324T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 857 AM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SNOW HAS SPREAD OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL IS ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL THROUGH THE NIGHT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 232157 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 157 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ131-232300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070323T2200Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 157 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VERY LIGHT SNOW AND NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW SHOULD BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON WITH VISIBILITIES AROUND ONE MILE. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...BUT WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ AKZ125-240300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070324T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 157 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM ADT THIS EVENING NEAR WHITTIER... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM ADT THIS EVENING. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW NEAR WHITTIER. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TOWARD MIDNIGHT TO 15 TO 25 MPH. BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ141-240500- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070324T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 157 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 240246 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 646 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 AKZ125-240400- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-070324T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 646 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS AND SNOW HAVE DECREASED. EXPECT LIGHT SNOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING AND THEN TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT. $$ AKZ141-240500- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-070324T0500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 646 PM ADT FRI MAR 23 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM ADT THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE LIKELY BEFORE MIDNIGHT. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 12:37 AM AKDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 23, 3:57 AM AKDT | Snow Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 23, 5:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 23, 6:15 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 1:15 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 34 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.