Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 22, 2008, 10:57 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 23, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 9 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
- Jan 22, 2008, 10:57 PM AKST (07:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 23, 2008, 12:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2008, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 231257 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 AKZ195-240100- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.080123T2100Z-080124T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.080123T2100Z-080124T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 357 AM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING WITH THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY LATE EVENING. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 240047 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 347 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 AKZ195-240600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 347 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AST THIS EVENING. EAST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BY LATE EVENING TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO JUST ABOVE FREEZING WITH THE SNOW POSSIBLY MIXING WITH RAIN. WINDS WILL ALSO BECOME SOUTH AND DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ155-240630- /X.NEW.PAFC.BS.Y.0002.080124T0600Z-080124T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 347 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY FOR THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ENOUGH THURSDAY MORNING TO DIMINISH THESE CONDITIONS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ161-240630- /X.NEW.PAFC.BS.Y.0002.080124T0600Z-080124T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 347 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY FOR THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ENOUGH THURSDAY MORNING TO DIMINISH THESE CONDITIONS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 240606 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 906 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 AKZ195-240715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-080124T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 906 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES ARE WARMING AND THIS WILL CAUSE A REDUCTION IN THE AMOUNT OF BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE. $$ AKZ155-241800- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080124T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 906 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE COAST AND NUNIVAK ISLAND. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ENOUGH THURSDAY MORNING TO DIMINISH THESE CONDITIONS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$ AKZ161-241800- /X.CON.PAFC.BS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080124T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 906 PM AST WED JAN 23 2008 ...BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY... A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AST THURSDAY. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING WILL CAUSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 45 MPH OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH THESE WINDS TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ENOUGH THURSDAY MORNING TO DIMINISH THESE CONDITIONS. A BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Jan 23, 6:55 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 64 hr | |
| Jan 23, 10:47 AM AKST | Blowing Snow Advisory | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.