Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 42, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 2, 2008, 10:53 AM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT. 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
- Apr 2, 2008, 10:53 AM AKDT (18:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2008, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 3, 2008, 4:33 AM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 022353 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 AKZ155-031300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.080403T0200Z-080403T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.080403T0300Z-080403T1300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 353 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT MAINLY ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. 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. $$ AKZ161-031300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0025.080403T0400Z-080403T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.080403T0500Z-080403T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 353 PM ADT WED APR 2 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM ADT THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BERING SEA LOW WILL TRACK TO THE SOUTHWEST ALASKA COAST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE WESTERN CAPES THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ALONG WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 MPH WILL RESULT IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 030814 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1214 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 AKZ161-030915- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080403T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1214 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY IMPROVE EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ155-031300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080403T1300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1214 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM ADT EARLY THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY 5 AM ADT THIS MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 031233 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 433 AM ADT THU APR 3 2008 AKZ155-031345- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0042.000000T0000Z-080403T1300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 433 AM ADT THU APR 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 8:15 PM AKDT | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 1, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 2, 1:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 2, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 2, 12:15 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 2, 2:50 PM AKDT | 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.