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Blizzard Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 11, 2008, 3:48 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 11, 2008, 8:48 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 11, 2008, 3:48 AM AKST (12:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 11, 2008, 8:48 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 11, 2008, 12:58 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 111748 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ155-111900- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-080211T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AST THIS MORNING... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM AST THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ195-120300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.080211T1748Z-080212T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 848 AM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH HAVE CREATED BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. VISIBILITIES IN THE BLOWING SNOW WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER AT TIMES TODAY. VISIBILITIES EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH BY LATE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 112158 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1258 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 AKZ195-112300- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-080212T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1258 PM AST MON FEB 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW SHOWERS TO THE ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 11, 12:03 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 11, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.