Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 49, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 1, 2008, 10:26 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Dec 1, 2008, 10:26 AM AKST (19:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 1, 2008, 3:08 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 011926 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1026 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 AKZ195-020200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0049.081201T1926Z-081202T0200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1026 AM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SAINT PAUL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT IS PRODUCING SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS SNOW DIMINISHES. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 020008 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 308 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 AKZ195-020115- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0049.000000T0000Z-081202T0200Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 308 PM AKST MON DEC 1 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING THE PRIBILOFS HAS BROUGHT WARMING TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA. THIS HAS CAUSED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO END. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REDUCED IN BLOWING SNOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 30, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 1, 4:59 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Dec 1, 2:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 14 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.