Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 52, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 11, 2008, 3:55 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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 11, 2008, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 12, 2008, 8:19 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 120055 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 AKZ131-121400- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0028.081212T0900Z-081212T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0052.081212T0900Z-081212T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 355 PM AKST THU DEC 11 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY FROM THOMPSON PASS TO KEYSTONE CANYON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FROM THOMPSON PASS TO KEYSTONE CANYON...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. LOW PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE INTERIOR. THIS WILL SET UP A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT. NORTH TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND REACH 35 TO 45 MPH FROM THOMPSON PASS TO KEYSTONE CANYON BY MIDNIGHT. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS...FRESH SNOW IS AVAILABLE FROM THE RECENT STORM. THE WINDS WILL BLOW THIS SNOW AROUND AND CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES MIDNIGHT THROUGH THOUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 121353 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 453 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 AKZ131-122000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0052.000000T0000Z-081212T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 453 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING FROM THOMPSON PASS TO KEYSTONE CANYON. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST HAS CREATED NORTH AND EAST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH FROM THOMPSON PASS TO KEYSTONE CANYON. IN COMBINATION WITH THE WINDS...FRESH SNOW IS AVAILABLE FROM THE RECENT STORM. THE WINDS WILL BLOW THIS SNOW AROUND AND CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO DROP TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WINDS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY FRIDAY... ALTHOUGH AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 121719 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 819 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... AKZ131-121830- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0052.000000T0000Z-081212T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 819 AM AKST FRI DEC 12 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THOMPSON PASS TODAY WITH OCCASIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THROUGH THE AREA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 11, 4:12 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 12, 6:50 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 33 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.