Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2007
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 8, 2007, 11:50 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 9, 2007, 12:00 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
- Jan 8, 2007, 11:50 PM AKST (08:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 9, 2007, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 10, 2007, 12:00 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 091350 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 AKZ155-100200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.070110T0300Z-070111T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.070109T2100Z-070111T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 450 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ161-100200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.070109T2100Z-070111T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 450 AM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL AREAS THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 100113 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 AKZ155-101315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT RESULTING IN SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH THE STRONG WINDS SPREADING INLAND LATER TONIGHT. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ161-101315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 413 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SLOWLY INLAND TONIGHT RESULTING IN SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITION WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 100641 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 941 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 AKZ155-101530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 941 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT RESULTING IN SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH THE STRONG WINDS SPREADING INLAND LATER TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY 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. $$ AKZ161-101530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 941 PM AST TUE JAN 9 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL SPREAD SLOWLY INLAND TONIGHT RESULTING IN SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 101228 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 328 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 AKZ161-101330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 328 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES...WITH RAIN MIXING IN WITH THE SNOW. AS A RESULT...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED FOR THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW IS STILL FALLING ELSEWHERE IN THE BRISTOL BAY AREA...BUT WINDS ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH IN THESE AREAS TO LEAD TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-110030- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070111T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 328 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT RESULTING IN SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST WITH THE STRONG WINDS SPREADING INLAND LATER TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 101346 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 446 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 AKZ155-102100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070110T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 446 AM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... A STRONG WEATHER FRONT EXTENDING FROM A DEEP LOW IN THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC WILL MOVE INLAND THIS MORNING RESULTING IN SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS THE FRONT MOVES EASTWARD 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 102104 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1204 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 AKZ155-102215- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-070110T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1204 PM AST WED JAN 10 2007 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. HOWEVER THE SNOW HAS DIMINISHED AND TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN TO NEAR FREEZING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE REGION. THEREFORE...THE BLIZZARD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 5:45 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:50 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 100 min | |
| Jan 9, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:21 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 9, 11:21 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Jan 9, 12:40 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2007Every blizzard warning in 2007
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.