Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 28, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 29, 2008, 8:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 29, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 20 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 29, 2008, 8:06 AM AKST (17:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2008, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2008, 11:55 AM AKST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 292206 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 106 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 AKZ131-011130- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0028.080301T0100Z-080301T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 106 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 12 PM AST SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 010036 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 336 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 AKZ131-011445- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0028.080301T0100Z-080301T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 336 PM AST FRI FEB 29 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST SATURDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT AND THEN SLOWLY DIMINISH SATURDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000
WWAK41 PAFC 011410
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
510 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008
AKZ131-012100-
/X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080301T2100Z/
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
510 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008
...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY...
A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY.
NORTH WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS
MORNING. 30.14F
$$
AZZ009>014-017-011500-
NORTHEAST ARIZONA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
WINSLOW CLEAR 33 27 78 SE3 30.22F
SAINT JOHNS CLEAR 29 21 72 CALM 30.24S
WINDOW ROCK CLEAR 26 22 84 CALM 30.28S
SHOW LOW CLEAR 34 27 75 S3 30.26S
$$
AZZ023-011500-
GREATER PHOENIX AREA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
PHOENIX PTCLDY 57 42 57 E3 30.05S
GOODYEAR MOCLDY 52 43 71 VRB5 30.05S
GLENDALE PTCLDY 52 39 62 CALM 30.05
LUKE AFB CLEAR 48 39 71 N6 30.06S
DEER VALLEY CLEAR 50 38 63 CALM 30.05S
SCOTTSDALE CLEAR 51 41 68 CALM 30.07R
MESA-GATEWAY PTCLDY 50 43 76 E6 30.08R
CHANDLER PTCLDY 46 41 81 NE5 30.06S
$$
AZZ027-028-011500-
SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY AND PINAL COUNTY
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
CASA GRANDE CLEAR 46 36 66 NE6 30.08S
$$
AZZ029-030-032>035-019-011500-
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
TUCSON CLEAR 54 29 38 SE14 30.12S
DAVIS-MONTHAN CLEAR 53 29 40 SE10 30.11S
NOGALES CLEAR 42 27 55 CALM 30.17S
SIERRA VISTA CLEAR 49 28 44 SW5 30.18F
DOUGLAS CLEAR 39 17 41 E3 30.18S
SAFFORD CLEAR 51 23 33 E12 30.15R
$$
AZZ020-021-025-026-031-011500-
SOUTHWEST ARIZONA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
YUMA CLEAR 55 38 52 CALM 30.04S
$$
CAZ031-033-041-043-047-048-061-011500-
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
DOWNTOWN L.A. CLOUDY 54 50 86 CALM 30.16S
L.A. AIRPORT CLOUDY 54 51 90 W5 30.17S FOG
SAN DIEGO CLOUDY 55 47 74 CALM 30.18R
BURBANK CLOUDY 54 47 77 CALM 30.15S HAZE
ONTARIO CLOUDY 53 49 86 W6 30.17R FOG
RIVERSIDE N/A N/A N/A N/A MISG 30.17R
PALM SPRINGS CLEAR 54 42 64 SW3 30.02S
EL CENTRO NAS PTCLDY 50 36 58 SW5 30.02S
IMPERIAL CLEAR 50 36 58 SW5 30.02R
BLYTHE CLEAR 48 31 51 CALM 30.03S
NEEDLES CLEAR 54 35 48 CALM 30.03S
$$
NVZ020-UTZ003-011500-
SOUTHERN NEVADA-UTAH
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
LAS VEGAS PTCLDY 51 31 46 SW3 29.98F
SALT LAKE CITY MOCLDY 45 27 49 SE13 29.91F
$$
NMZ009-TXZ055-011500-
NEW MEXICO-WEST TEXAS
CITY SKY/WX TMP DP RH WIND PRES REMARKS
ALBUQUERQUE PTCLDY 39 22 50 CALM 30.27F
EL PASO CLEAR 46 23 40 NE6 30.24S
$$
........................KEY........................
SKY/WX - SKY CONDITION/WEATHER
TMP - TEMPERATURE IN FAHRENHEIT
DP - DEWPOINT IN FAHRENHEIT
RH - RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN PERCENT
WIND - DIRECTION AND SPEED IN MILES PER HOUR (MPH)
VRB - VARIABLE WIND DIRECTION
PRES - MEAN SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN INCHES OF MERCURY
F - FALLING PRESSURE R - RISING PRESSURE
S - STEADY PRESSURE
VSB - VISIBILITY IN MILES
HX - HEAT INDEX IN FAHRENHEIT
WCI - WIND CHILL INDEX IN FAHRENHEIT
TC - TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS WHICH IS ALSO KNOWN AS
TEMPERATURE IN CENTIGRADE
AFB - AIR FORCE BASE
LUKE AFB IS LUKE AIR FORCE BASE
DAVIS-MONTHAN IS DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE
NAS - NAVAL AIR STATION
EL CENTRO NAS IS EL CENTRO NAVAL AIR STATION
N/A - NOT AVAILABLE000 WWAK41 PAFC 011658 RRA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 520 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 RETRANSMITTED FOR WEBPAGE AKZ131-012100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080301T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 520 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AST TODAY. NORTH WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 012055 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1155 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 AKZ131-012200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0028.000000T0000Z-080301T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1155 AM AST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Feb 28, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:37 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 57 hr | |
| Feb 29, 5:24 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 29, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 29, 2:35 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 24 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.