Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 30, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 2, 2008, 9:37 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Mar 2, 2008, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 3, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 3, 2008, 10:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 022337 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 AKZ181-030045- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.080303T0300Z-080303T1200Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ195-031300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0017.080303T0600Z-080303T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.080303T0900Z-080303T1900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 237 PM AST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM AST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE PRIBILOFS TONIGHT. SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE MONDAY MORNING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 031217 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 317 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 AKZ195-031900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080303T1900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 317 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AST THIS MORNING FOR THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. A STRONG FRONT WILL FINISH PASSING OVER THE THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS BY NOON TODAY. SNOW AND SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH MIDMORNING. CONDITIONS WILL FURTHER IMPROVE IN THE AFTERNOON AND 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 031911 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1011 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 AKZ195-032015- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0030.000000T0000Z-080303T1900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1011 AM AST MON MAR 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 1, 6:30 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 11:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 2, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 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.