Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 56, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2008, 5:03 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 23, 2008, 5:03 AM AKST (14:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2008, 1:08 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231403 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 AKZ121-240315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0030.081223T1500Z-081224T0000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.081223T2000Z-081224T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 503 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING NEAR KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL BRING SNOW AND WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE TUESDAY EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF. 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. $$ AKZ125-240315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0030.081223T2100Z-081224T0900Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.081223T2100Z-081224T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 503 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ALONG WITH NORTH AND WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER AND SEWARD BY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 231912 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1012 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 AKZ121-240600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.081223T2100Z-081224T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1012 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON AKST UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON AKST UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING INTO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA THIS MORNING WILL BRING SNOW AND WEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH TO SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE KENAI PENINSULA. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW ALONG KACHEMAK BAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF. 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. $$ AKZ125-240815- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.081224T0000Z-081224T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1012 AM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ALONG WITH NORTH AND WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER AND SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 232123 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1223 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 AKZ121-232230- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081224T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1223 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ125-241030- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.081224T0000Z-081224T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1223 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 3PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY FOR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT 3PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL MOVE TOWARD PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW ALONG WITH NORTH AND WEST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP NEAR WHITTIER AND SEWARD THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH TONIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS DIMINISH. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 240050 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 AKZ125-241400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081224T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 350 PM AKST TUE DEC 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST WEDNESDAY NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL BRING SNOW AND WIND TO WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW COMBINED WITH NORTH AND WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS GUSTY WINDS DIMINISH. 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. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 241008 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 108 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 AKZ125-241115- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0056.000000T0000Z-081224T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 108 AM AKST WED DEC 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... SNOW HAS TAPERED OFF AND VISIBILITIES HAVE BEGUN TO INCREASE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:33 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| 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, 5:30 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.