Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 36, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 29, 2007, 11:07 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 29, 2007, 9:14 PM AKST. 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
- Dec 29, 2007, 11:07 AM AKST (20:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2007, 9:14 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 30, 2007, 9:17 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300107 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 A DEVELOPING STORM SOUTH OF THE CENTRAL ALEUTIAN ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AND WILL MOVE ALONG THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE CHAIN. WINDS GENERATED BY THIS STORM WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 60 MPH OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT THEN SPREAD ONTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA ON SUNDAY. AKZ185-301430- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.071230T0900Z-071230T2300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.071230T1000Z-071230T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 407 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 12 PM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 12 PM AST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE BY MIDNIGHT TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOW DEVELOPING LATER THIS EVENING WILL FREQUENTLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON...NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST OVER 50 MPH REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING 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. $$ AKZ181-301430- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.071230T1600Z-071231T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 407 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW AND WIND FROM THE APPROACHING STORM WILL CREATE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS WHICH COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 300614 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 914 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 A STRONG STORM WILL TRACK JUST SOUTH OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT AND ALASKA PENINSULA SUNDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND EXTEND TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION. AKZ181-301815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.071230T1600Z-071231T0300Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.071230T1200Z-071231T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 914 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 5 AM AST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH LATE TONIGHT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND INTENSIFY SUNDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES 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. $$ AKZ185-301815- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.071230T0614Z-071230T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 914 PM AST SAT DEC 29 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SUNDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SUNDAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF SUNDAY AFTERNOON...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES IN SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 301416 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 516 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. AKZ181-302145- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 516 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW IS COMBINING TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ON MONDAY. 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. $$ AKZ185-302100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 516 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO LOCALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH MIDDAY TODAY. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING SNOW...BUT SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 301909 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1009 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA TODAY. AKZ185-302015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071230T2100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1009 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO THREE MILES OR LESS THROUGH TONIGHT. $$ AKZ181-310715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1009 AM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW IS COMBINING TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ON MONDAY. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 310033 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 333 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRACKING JUST SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA IS BRINGING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING. AKZ181-311400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 333 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY EAST OF COLD BAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST MONDAY EAST OF COLD BAY. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. THE WIND COUPLED WITH FALLING SNOW IS COMBINING TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES EAST OF COLD BAY. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST TONIGHT...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND OCCASIONAL SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE ON MONDAY. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 310617 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 917 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 AKZ181-310730- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0036.000000T0000Z-071231T1400Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 917 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW HAS DIMINISHED TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO AROUND 3 MILES AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. $$ AKZ161-311830- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0029.071231T0617Z-080101T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 917 PM AST SUN DEC 30 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST MONDAY NORTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST MONDAY. SNOW HAS DEVELOPED NORTH AND EAST OF KING SALMON THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL PERSIST OVER THIS ARE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH BY MONDAY EVENING. STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS FROM ILIAMNA NORTHWARD. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 6:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 95 min | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 29, 12:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Dec 29, 5:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 6:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 29, 8:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:05 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Dec 29, 10:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 29, 11:07 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 29, 2:50 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.