Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 20, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 13, 2008, 4:50 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 13, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 13, 2008, 4:50 AM AKST (13:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 13, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2008, 4:51 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 131850 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 950 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 AKZ131-140815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0012.080214T0300Z-080215T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.080214T0300Z-080214T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 950 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST THURSDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING THROUGH THE PASS AND THEN INTENSIFY LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO THE UPPER 20S THURSDAY MORNING...SO VISIBILITIES SHOULD IMPROVE. 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. $$ AKZ145-140815- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0010.080214T0000Z-080215T0100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 950 AM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM AST THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY..4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 140837 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1137 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 AKZ131-141900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080214T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1137 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THURSDAY. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PASS. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF SNOW AND WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO THE UPPER 20S THURSDAY MORNING...SO VISIBILITIES SHOULD IMPROVE. 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. $$ AKZ145-142200- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080215T0100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1137 PM AST WED FEB 13 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THURSDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THURSDAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY..4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 141351 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 451 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 AKZ131-141500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0020.000000T0000Z-080214T1900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 451 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ145-150100- /X.CON.PAFC.SN.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-080215T0100Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 451 AM AST THU FEB 14 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT 3 TO 5 INCHES TODAY..4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT AND 4 TO 6 INCHES THURSDAY. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 10 TO 20 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 12, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 13, 12:18 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 13, 12:18 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Feb 13, 5:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 110 min | |
| Feb 13, 5:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 13, 7:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 13, 2:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 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.