Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 8, 2008, 10:00 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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, 2008, 10:00 AM AKST (19:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 8, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 9, 2008, 10:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090000 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 300 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. AKZ125-090900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.080109T0000Z-080109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 300 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090257 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 557 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AKZ125-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 557 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ101-091500- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0001.080109T0257Z-080109T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 557 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST WEDNESDAY. A CONVERGENCE ZONE IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THIS MEANS SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED IN THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PARTS OF TOWN ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM AND 2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE MOUNTAINS. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090611 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 911 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF HEAVY SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND INTO THE ANCHORAGE BOWL. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AKZ101-090715- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 911 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER ANCHORAGE HAS MOVED WEST INTO THE NORTHERN COOK INLET. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT SNOWFALL WILL PROBABLY BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ AKZ125-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 911 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090619 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 915 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AKZ101-090715- /X.CAN.PAFC.SN.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T2100Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 915 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE SNOW ADVISORY. THE CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER ANCHORAGE HAS MOVED WEST INTO THE NORTHERN COOK INLET. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, BUT SNOWFALL WILL PROBABLY BE LESS THAN 2 INCHES. $$ AKZ125-090900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T0900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 915 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090846 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1146 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA AFTER MIDNIGHT. AKZ125-091400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1146 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090852 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1151 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ125-091400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1151 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 090856 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1155 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 .A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING A BAND OF SNOW ACROSS WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA. THIS BAND WILL CONTINUE TO TRAIN ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW FROM LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS ARE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. AKZ125-091400- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1155 PM AST TUE JAN 8 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD. HEAVY SNOW COMBINED WITH LOCALLY GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES ESPECIALLY NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 091355 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 455 AM AST WED JAN 9 2008 A LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING GUSTY WINDS AND SNOW ACROSS THE EASTERN KENAI PENINSULA. AKZ125-091900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080109T1900Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 455 AM AST WED JAN 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING NEAR SEWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING NEAR SEWARD. SNOW COMBINED WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE BLOWING SNOW THAT IS REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO A QUARTER MILE AT TIMES NEAR SEWARD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 7, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 8, 12:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 8, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 8, 12:57 PM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 8 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.