Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Watches in 2008
Blizzard Watch 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Mar 14, 2008, 11:06 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2008, 11:06 AM AKDT (19:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2008, 1:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2008, 10:37 AM AKDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 150006 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 406 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... AKZ125-151330- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.080315T2100Z-080316T1200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 406 PM ADT FRI MAR 14 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST SATURDAY...SPREADING SNOW AND WIND INLAND. STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 50 MPH AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES DURING THE EVENING SATURDAY. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 151209 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 409 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... AKZ125-160130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.080315T2100Z-080316T1200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 409 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM ADT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL APPROACH THE GULF COAST TODAY... SPREADING SNOW AND WIND INLAND. STRONG WINDS GUSTING TO 45 MPH AND SNOW WILL COMBINE TO POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 151837 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1037 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 AKZ125-151945- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.080315T2100Z-080316T1200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1037 AM ADT SAT MAR 15 2008 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 6:45 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 11:59 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | 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.