Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 47, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 22, 2008, 4:09 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 23, 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
- Nov 22, 2008, 4:09 PM AKST (01:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 23, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2008, 9:32 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 230109 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 409 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 AKZ195-231415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.081123T0900Z-081123T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 409 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST SUNDAY. A FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY NEAR OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO EAST 30 TO 40 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND...ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SAINT GEORGE AS WELL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 230111 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 AKZ195-231430- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.081123T0900Z-081123T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 410 PM AKST SAT NOV 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST SUNDAY. A FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY NEAR OR JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE WINDS INCREASE TO EAST 30 TO 40 MPH. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND...ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SAINT GEORGE AS WELL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM SLIGHTLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS DECREASE...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 231417 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 517 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 AKZ195-232100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.000000T0000Z-081123T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 517 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. A FRONT MOVING EAST THROUGH THE BERING SEA WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH AND SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. THE GREATEST LIKELIHOOD FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND...ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SAINT GEORGE AS WELL. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM SLIGHTLY THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 231832 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 932 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 AKZ195-231945- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.000000T0000Z-081123T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 932 AM AKST SUN NOV 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE FAILED TO DEVELOP...THUS THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SOME SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ARE STILL EXPECTED...HOWEVER...WITH VISIBILITIES REDUCED TO ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 4:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.