Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2008, 1:41 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2008, 6:41 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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
- Feb 2, 2008, 1:41 PM AKST (22:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2008, 6:41 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 030341 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 641 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 AKZ131-031700- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.080203T0341Z-080203T1600Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080203T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 641 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST SUNDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AST SUNDAY. SNOW AND NORTH WINDS 40 TO 60 MPH HAVE CREATED AREAS BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. THE STRONG WINDS HAVE ALSO PRODUCED WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE THEY BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 030810 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1110 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 AKZ131-031600- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080203T2000Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080203T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1110 PM AST SAT FEB 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST SUNDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST SUNDAY. THE CONTRAST OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA TO LOWER PRESSURE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS PRODUCING STRONG COLD NORTHERLY WINDS THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS OF NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GUSTS TO OVER 100 MPH AND WIND CHILL TO 35 BELOW ZERO HAVE BEEN REPORTED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY IN TOWN THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES HAVE BEEN REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES MAINLY THROUGH KEYSTONE CANYON AND THE PASS. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 031410 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 510 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 AKZ131-032100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080203T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 510 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. FRESH SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. GUSTS TO 90 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND 50 MPH IN VALDEZ WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FROM THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND VISIBILITIES WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE...ALTHOUGH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 032058 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1158 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 AKZ131-032200- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-080203T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1158 AM AST SUN FEB 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AST TODAY. AFTER GUSTING TO 137 MPH AT THOMPSON PASS LAST NIGHT WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 1, 3:29 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 1, 4:19 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 1, 11:10 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 1, 11:59 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Feb 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 2, 11:02 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 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.