Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 13, 2008, 1:49 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 13, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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 13, 2008, 1:49 AM AKST (10:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 13, 2008, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 13, 2008, 11:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 131549 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 649 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 AKZ195-140400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.080114T0100Z-080114T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.080114T0000Z-080114T1200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 649 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM AST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN INTENSE WEATHER FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS SUNDAY NIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILES IN THE BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AFTER 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 140124 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 424 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 AKZ185-140900- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080114T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 424 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. AN INTENSE WEATHER FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MOST OF THE EVENING THEN IMPROVE TOWARD MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-140900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080114T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 424 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. AN INTENSE WEATHER FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MOST OF THE EVENING THEN IMPROVE TOWARD 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 140624 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 924 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 AKZ185-140730- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080114T0900Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 924 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA AND VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AS THE WINDS DIMINISH. $$ AKZ195-140900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080114T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 924 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. AN INTENSE WEATHER FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS TONIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT IS PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MOST OF THE EVENING THEN IMPROVE TOWARD 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 140857 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1157 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY IS MOVING THROUGH THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT. WHILE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS...WE ARE ANTICIPATING A SECOND LOW TO DEVELOP EARLY MONDAY AND MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND STRONG WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA MONDAY NIGHT. AKZ195-141000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080114T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1157 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A STRONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS PASSED THROUGH THE ISLANDS. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY AND WHILE SNOW SHOWERS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY OVERNIGHT WE DO NOT EXPECT ANY MORE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM. $$ AKZ155-141500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.080115T0900Z-080116T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1157 PM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. ANOTHER STRONG LOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN...POSSIBLY SENDING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LATE TONIGHT. 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. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 12, 3:55 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 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.