Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2007, 5:24 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2007, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 33 min. 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 23, 2007, 5:24 AM AKST (14:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2007, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2007, 6:33 PM AKST
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 231924 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1024 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 AKZ181-240730- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.071224T0300Z-071224T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.071224T0300Z-071224T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1024 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING. NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. $$ AKZ161-240730- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0020.071224T1500Z-071225T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1024 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AST MONDAY FOR SOUTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DURING THE DAY SOUTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ185-240730- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0019.071224T0000Z-071224T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1024 AM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE REGION BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 232250 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 150 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 AKZ185-240000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0019.071224T0000Z-071224T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 150 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ181-241100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.071224T0300Z-071224T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 150 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING. NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. 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. $$ AKZ161-241100- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0020.071224T1500Z-071225T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 150 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AST MONDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE MOVING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW TO PORTIONS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE MONDAY MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCALLY STRONGER GUSTS THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DURING THE DAY SOUTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 240038 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 338 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 AKZ161-240145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BS.Y.0020.071224T1500Z-071225T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 338 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY. $$ AKZ181-241245- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.071224T0300Z-071224T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 338 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY. LOW PRESSURE TRACKING ALONG THE ALEUTIANS WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING. NORTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH DURING THE EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 240333 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 633 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 AKZ181-240445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.000000T0000Z-071224T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 633 PM AST SUN DEC 23 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:31 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 12:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 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.