Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 9, 2008, 4:55 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 9, 2008, 9:55 AM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 9, 2008, 4:55 AM AKDT (12:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 9, 2008, 9:55 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 9, 2008, 9:49 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 091755 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 955 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 AKZ155-100000- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.080309T1755Z-080310T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 955 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IS CREATING LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RISE TO AROUND A MILE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 091759 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 958 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 AKZ155-100000- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.080309T1758Z-080310T0000Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 958 AM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IS CREATING LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RISE TO AROUND A MILE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 092137 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 137 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 AKZ155-100600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080310T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 137 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM ADT THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS ALONG THE COAST OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW SHOWERS IS CREATING LOCAL BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD RISE TO AROUND A MILE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS A RESULT. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 100549 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 949 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 AKZ155-100700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-080310T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 949 PM ADT SUN MAR 9 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED AS WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ALONG THE COAST. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT FOR THIS EVENT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 10:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 8, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 9, 5:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Mar 9, 5:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 9, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 9, 12:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 9, 1:30 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 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.