Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 27, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 4, 2007, 12:16 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 4, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Dec 4, 2007, 12:16 AM AKST (09:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 4, 2007, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 4, 2007, 3:56 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 041416 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 AKZ125-050200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1500Z-071205T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF MOOSE PATH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE 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. $$ AKZ131-050230- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1700Z-071205T0500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE PASS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE PASS WITH EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE EVENING ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ121-050230- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.071204T1500Z-071205T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY 6 PM ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 041816 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 125. AKZ125-050200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1500Z-071205T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-050230- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.071204T1700Z-071205T0500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THOMPSON PASS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS BLOWING SNOW REDUCES VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE PASS. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED TODAY IN THE PASS WITH EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH IN THE EVENING ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. 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. $$ AKZ121-050230- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.071204T1500Z-071205T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 516 AM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY TUESDAY MORNING WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES ACCUMULATION EXPECTED BY 6 PM ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 042304 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 125. AKZ131-050015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ121-050015- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-071205T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE SOUTHERN KENAI PENINSULA AND SNOW HAS BECOME SCATTERED SHOWER SHOWERS. $$ AKZ125-050200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 204 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 042329 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 125. AKZ125-050200- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AN APPROACHING WEATHER FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WIND AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. THIS COMBINATION WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS VISIBILITY IS REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. IN THE WARNING AREA 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW...AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ131-050300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BS.Y.0017.071204T2329Z-071205T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 229 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 050056 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 CORRECTED ZONE 125. AKZ125-050200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0027.000000T0000Z-071205T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AS THE WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED NORTH OF THE AREA. THE SNOWS HAVE BECOME SNOW SHOWERS AND WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH. $$ AKZ131-050300- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-071205T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 356 PM AST TUE DEC 4 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW HAVE REDUCED VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 3, 8:30 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 3, 10:56 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 85 min | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 12:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 4, 9:29 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 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.