Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 3, 2008, 5:07 PM 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 3, 2008, 5:07 PM AKST (02:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 3, 2008, 9:44 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 040207 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 507 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 AKZ155-041515- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.081204T0207Z-081204T0700Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 507 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. STRONG WIND AND ARES OF SNOW ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON NUNIVAK ISLAND AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOWKWIM DELTA. THIS CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AT THAT TIME SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN...WHICH WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. $$ AKZ151-041515- /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 507 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE THIS EVENING...CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO FREEZING RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND MAY REACH AS FAR NORTH AS MCGRATH THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING...ENDING THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 040224 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 522 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 AKZ155-041545- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.081204T0222Z-081204T0700Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 522 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. STRONG WIND AND AREAS OF SNOW ARE CREATING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON NUNIVAK ISLAND AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. AT THAT TIME SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH FREEZING RAIN...WHICH WILL FALL AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. 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. $$ AKZ151-041545- /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 522 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE THIS EVENING...CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO FREEZING RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND MAY REACH AS FAR NORTH AS MCGRATH THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING...ENDING THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 040644 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 944 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 AKZ155-041800- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-081204T0700Z/ /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 944 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING RESULTING IN A CHANGE FROM SNOW TO FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED. SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE AREA BY LATE THURSDAY MORNING...ENDING THE THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ151-041800- /X.CON.PAFC.ZR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081204T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCGRATH...ANIAK 944 PM AKST WED DEC 3 2008 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERSPREAD COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE THIS EVENING...CHANGING PRECIPITATION OVER THE SOUTHERN KUSKOKWIM VALLEY TO FREEZING RAIN. AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD OVERNIGHT AND MAY REACH AS FAR NORTH AS MCGRATH THURSDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM TO NEAR OR ABOVE FREEZING BY THURSDAY MORNING...ENDING THE WIDESPREAD THREAT OF FREEZING RAIN. A LIGHT ACCUMULATION OF ICE IS EXPECTED. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:45 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:55 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Dec 3, 9:55 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 4, 5:25 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 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.