Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 14, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2008, 6:39 PM AKST. It was in force for 19 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 14, 2008, 12:03 AM AKST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2008, 6:39 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2008, 1:14 PM AKST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 141403 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 AKZ155-150215- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.080115T0900Z-080116T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0900Z-080115T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 503 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY MORNING AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. 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. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 141550 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 648 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 AKZ155-150415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.080115T0900Z-080116T0000Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0900Z-080115T1900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 648 AM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MID TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY MORNING AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150023 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 323 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 AKZ155-151430- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 323 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST TUESDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 PM AST TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150339 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 AKZ195-151500- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0339Z-080115T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ALONG AND IN ADVANCE OF THE FRONT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TOWARD MORNING AS SNOWFALL DIMINISHES. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO 20 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ155-151545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.080115T0600Z-080116T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 639 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY FOR THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 150844 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 AKZ195-150945- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080115T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE THIS EVENING. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS TO THE WEST OF THE ISLANDS. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP IN THE AREA AND WITH STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS...VISIBILITY MAY STILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BUT WITH TEMPERATURES HOVERING AROUND 32 DEGREES...DO NOT ANTICIPATE EXTENDED PERIODS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$ AKZ155-152045- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1144 PM AST MON JAN 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AST TUESDAY. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL CROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOWFALL TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE FROM LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE WEST OF BETHEL. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID-AFTERNOON TUESDAY AS THE WEATHER FRONT MOVES NORTH OF THE AREA. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 151359 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 AKZ155-160130- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 459 AM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AST TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CURRENTLY WEST OF THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WILL MOVE TOWARD THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BEHIND AN INITIAL FRONT THAT PAST THROUGH THE DELTA EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHERLY AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 152214 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 114 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 AKZ155-152315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080116T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 114 PM AST TUE JAN 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS AND GUSTY WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DROP VISIBILITIES TO UNDER ONE MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 13, 6:57 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 13, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 14, 5:05 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 14, 10:29 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 11:05 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 14, 2:40 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 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.