Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 38, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 21, 2008, 5:40 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 21, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 6 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 21, 2008, 5:40 AM AKDT (13:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 21, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 22, 2008, 12:57 AM AKDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 211840 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1040 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008 AKZ181-220800- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0038.080322T0300Z-080322T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1040 AM ADT FRI MAR 21 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM ADT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM ADT SATURDAY. SNOW SHOWERS CURRENTLY FALLING ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL CHANGE TO STEADY SNOW THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF STEADY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR KING COVE WHERE THE NORTHWEST WINDS TEND TO BE STRONGEST. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE SOMEWHAT ON SATURDAY MORNING AS SNOW BECOME SHOWERY ONCE AGAIN...ALTHOUGH VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED AT TIMES DUE TO A PERSISTENT GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 220857 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1257 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 AKZ181-221000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0038.000000T0000Z-080322T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1257 AM ADT SAT MAR 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THE ALASKA PENINSULA. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED IN BOTH NUMBER AND INTENSITY AND VISIBILITIES HAVE MARKEDLY IMPROVED. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ESPECIALLY THROUGH CHANNELED AREAS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 20, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 21, 11:00 AM AKDT | 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.