Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 59, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 27, 2008, 1:34 PM AKST. It was in force for 31 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 27, 2008, 1:34 PM AKST (22:34 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2008, 8:53 PM AKST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 272234 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 134 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 AKZ181-281500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0059.081227T2234Z-081228T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 134 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS BRINGING SEVERELY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING 35 TO 55 MPH AND VISIBILITIES FREQUENTLY REDUCED UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE NIGHT. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 280557 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 857 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 AKZ181-281500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081228T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 857 PM AKST SAT DEC 27 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. A STRONG NORTHWEST WIND IS BRINGING SEVERELY RESTRICTED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO THE ALASKA PENINSULA. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 55 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 80 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE FREQUENTLY REDUCED UNDER ONE QUARTER MILE THROUGH THE NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 281352 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 452 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 AKZ181-290300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081229T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 452 AM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY CAUSING BLOWING SNOW OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO THE AREAS AROUND KING COVE IN THE MORNING BUT ARE EXPECTED TO EXPAND TO THE WHOLE REGION IN THE AFTERNOON...INCLUDING COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 290023 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 323 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 AKZ181-290600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081229T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 323 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW SHOWERS AND SNOW ON THE GROUND TO CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 290553 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 853 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 AKZ181-290700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0059.000000T0000Z-081229T0600Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 853 PM AKST SUN DEC 28 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAVE DECREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH. BLOWING WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Dec 26, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 min | |
| Dec 27, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 27, 4:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 27, 10:22 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 7 days |
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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.