Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 55, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 22, 2008, 3:33 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2008, 12:00 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 22, 2008, 3:33 PM AKST (00:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2008, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 23, 2008, 4:35 AM 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 230033 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 333 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 AKZ161-231345- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0055.081223T0900Z-081223T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 333 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST TUESDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY IN THE MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND SHIFT TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STAY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 230055 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 AKZ161-231430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0055.081223T0900Z-081223T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 355 PM AKST MON DEC 22 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 12 PM AKST TUESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO BRISTOL BAY IN THE MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES AND SHIFT TO THE WEST EARLY IN THE MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH EARLY MORNING BUT WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STAY STRONG OUT OF THE WEST. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 231335 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 435 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 AKZ161-231445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0055.000000T0000Z-081223T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 435 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW IS ENDING QUICKLY...BUT WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:14 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Dec 23, 5:03 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Dec 23, 5:30 AM AKST | Storm 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.