Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 22, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 15, 2008, 6:12 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 27 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 15, 2008, 6:12 AM AKST (15:12 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 16, 2008, 6:36 PM AKST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 152012 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1112 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 AKZ195-161415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1112 AM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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. $$
7 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 152148 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 AKZ185-160200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.080215T2148Z-080216T0200Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH IS LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS SUBSIDING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-160215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0300Z-080216T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1248 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 160100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 AKZ185-160400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080216T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AST THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL COUPLED WITH EASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH IS LEADING TO BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 30 MPH AS TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO SLOWLY RISE...AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-160415- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.080216T0100Z-080216T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 400 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 160401 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 AKZ185-160515- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0023.000000T0000Z-080216T0400Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN ISLANDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ AKZ195-162100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080216T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 701 PM AST FRI FEB 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY SATURDAY 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 161315 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 415 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 AKZ195-170500- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 415 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 162020 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 AKZ155-170600- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE COAST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. 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. $$ AKZ195-170500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1120 AM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 170107 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 AKZ195-171430- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0015.080217T2200Z-080218T0500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY FALL BELOW 1 MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VISIBILITIES CONSISTENTLY REMAINING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AKZ155-170600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 407 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING FOR THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS GUSTING 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS COMBINED WITH SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS ALONG THE COAST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS DECREASE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 170336 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 AKZ155-170445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.000000T0000Z-080217T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 20 MPH ALONG THE COAST. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED BUT WILL STILL OCCASIONALLY DROP TO LESS THAN ONE MILE DURING THE EVENING. $$ AKZ195-171700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0015.080217T2200Z-080218T0500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 636 PM AST SAT FEB 16 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DROPPED TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY FALL BELOW 1 MILE WITH BLOWING SNOW THROUGH TOMORROW WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF VISIBILITIES CONSISTENTLY REMAINING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE TOMORROW AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 14, 6:45 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:25 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:34 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 7:48 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 15, 10:46 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days |
Nearby
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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.