Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2008
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 24, 2008, 8:59 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 24, 2008, 6:00 PM 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
- Jan 24, 2008, 8:59 AM AKST (17:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 24, 2008, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2008, 11:10 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 242259 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 159 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 AKZ101-251400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.080125T0300Z-080125T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 159 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST FRIDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST FRIDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING SNOW AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A LEE SIDE LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD AND RAPIDLY DECREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THEREFORE THE WINDS. 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. $$ AKZ125-251400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.080125T0300Z-080125T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 159 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST FRIDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AST FRIDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING SNOW AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM AND INTO PORTAGE VALLEY. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A LEE SIDE LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD AND RAPIDLY DECREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THEREFORE THE WINDS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 250104 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 AKZ101-125-251315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.080125T0300Z-080125T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE-WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING SNOW AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A LEE SIDE LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD AND RAPIDLY DECREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THEREFORE THE WINDS. 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. $$ AKZ111-251315- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.080125T0300Z-080126T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH TOMORROW. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ121-251315- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.080125T0104Z-080126T1500Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. PERIODICALLY HEAVY SNOW IS ALREADY FALLING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATION REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES FALLING OVERNIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TOMORROW MORNING. STORM TOTALS WILL REACH 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOW TOTALS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 250107 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 AKZ101-125-251315- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.080125T0300Z-080125T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE-WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST FRIDAY FOR THE TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AST FRIDAY. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL BRING SNOW AND INCREASE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS TURNAGAIN ARM. SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW THAT WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN TURNAGAIN ARM THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE EARLY FRIDAY MORNING AS A LEE SIDE LOW DEVELOPS JUST SOUTH OF SEWARD AND RAPIDLY DECREASES THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND THEREFORE THE WINDS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ111-251315- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.080125T0300Z-080126T1200Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM AST SATURDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH TOMORROW. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ121-251315- /X.NEW.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.080125T0104Z-080126T1500Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 404 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST SATURDAY. PERIODICALLY HEAVY SNOW IS ALREADY FALLING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATION REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES FALLING OVERNIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TOMORROW MORNING. STORM TOTALS WILL REACH 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOW TOTALS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 250810 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1110 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 AKZ101-125-250915- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-080125T1400Z/ ANCHORAGE-WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...MOOSE PASS 1110 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND PORTAGE VALLEY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAS MOVED TO CAUSE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO WEAKEN AND THEREFORE WINDS ARE DECREASING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. $$ AKZ111-251500- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080125T1500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 1110 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST FRIDAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FALLING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL REACH 6 TO 9 INCHES OVER NIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL INCH TOMORROW. SNOW TOTALS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 INCHES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$ AKZ121-251600- /X.EXT.PAFC.SN.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-080125T1600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1110 PM AST THU JAN 24 2008 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST FRIDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AST FRIDAY. PERIODICALLY HEAVY SNOW IS ALREADY FALLING ACROSS THE KENAI PENINSULA. THIS SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATION REACHING 6 TO 10 INCHES FALLING OVERNIGHT AND AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES TOMORROW MORNING. STORM TOTALS WILL REACH 9 TO 12 INCHES WITH THE GREATEST SNOW TOTALS SOUTH OF ANCHOR POINT. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 5:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 23, 5:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 23, 8:52 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 11:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 2:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 24, 10:29 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Jan 24, 11:04 AM AKST | Snow Advisory | AFC | 18 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.