Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 25, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 16, 2007, 7:14 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 17, 2007, 12:14 AM AKDT. It was in force for 24 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
- Apr 16, 2007, 7:14 PM AKDT (03:14 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 17, 2007, 12:14 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2007, 12:37 AM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 170814 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1214 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AKZ155-172015- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.070417T1200Z-070418T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1214 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM ADT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM ADT TUESDAY. A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA BEGINNING EARLY IN THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. 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. $$ AKZ161-172000- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.070417T1200Z-070417T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1214 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM ADT TUESDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 12 PM ADT TUESDAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY NOON AS RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN WITH THE SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-172015- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.070417T0814Z-070418T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1214 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. ONGOING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED WEATHER FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE BERING SEA. EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE BRIEFLY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE LOW MOVES ACROSS THE ISLANDS...HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY LATE MORNING ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW AFTER THE LOW PASSES THE ISLANDS. LOOK FOR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 171302 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 502 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AKZ155-180115- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 502 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA STARTING THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-172000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070417T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 502 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON ADT TODAY. EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY NOON AS RAIN BEGINS TO MIX IN WITH THE 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. $$ AKZ195-180115- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 502 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. LOOK FOR WINDS TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. HOWEVER NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED BY THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW AFTER THE LOW PASSES OVER THE ISLANDS. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 171905 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1105 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AKZ161-172015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070417T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1105 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING IN BRISTOL BAY AND SNOW HAS CHANGED TO OR MIXED WITH RAIN. $$ AKZ155-180600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1105 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA CONTINUES TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-180715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1105 AM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 180006 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 .A STRONG FRONT MOVING NORTH ACROSS THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA...AND THE WESTERN CAPES OF BRISTOL BAY TODAY. AKZ155-180115- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 406 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION HAS SLOWED ALONG WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES CHANGING SNOW IN SOME AREAS OVER TO RAIN. VISIBILITIES COULD STILL DROP BELOW ONE MILE IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ195-181300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 406 PM ADT TUE APR 17 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT WEDNESDAY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. EXPECT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITY FREQUENTLY NEAR ZERO TO CONTINUE THROUGH 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 180837 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1237 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007 AKZ195-180945- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0025.000000T0000Z-070418T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1237 AM ADT WED APR 18 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TUESDAY HAS NOW MOVED OFF INTO YUKON DELTA. SNOWFALL HAS TAPERED OFF OVER BOTH SAINT PAUL AND SAINT GEORGE AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED TO GREATER THAN THREE MILES. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 35 MPH BY NOON TODAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 16, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 17, 11:00 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 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.