Alert archive / Alaska / Ashfall Advisories in 2009
Ashfall Advisory 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this ashfall advisory at Mar 22, 2009, 11:33 PM AKDT. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2009, 11:33 PM AKDT (07:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2009, 3:50 PM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK71 PAFC 230733 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1133 PM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 AKZ145-231200- /X.NEW.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.090323T0733Z-090323T1200Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1133 PM AKDT SUN MAR 22 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED AN ASHFALL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM AKDT MONDAY. REDOUBT VOLCANO AT 60.5N 152.7W HAS ERUPTED AT AROUND 1040 PM AKDT. VOLCANIC ASH IS FALLING AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE SURFACE ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY. PRELIMINARY INDICATIONS ARE THAT ASHFALL WILL BE VERY LIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWAK71 PAFC 231040 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 240 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ145-231600- /X.EXT.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090323T1600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 240 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. REDOUBT VOLCANO AT 60.5N 152.7W HAS ERUPTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. LIGHT ASHFALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT SKWENTNA. LIGHT ASHFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 231528 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 728 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ145-232000- /X.EXT.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090323T2000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 728 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. REDOUBT VOLCANO AT 60.5N 152.7W HAS ERUPTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. LIGHT ASHFALL HAS ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AT SKWENTNA. LIGHT ASHFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 231628 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 828 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ145-232000- /X.CON.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090323T2000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 828 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. REDOUBT VOLCANO...ON THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET...HAS ERUPTED SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE NIGHT. ASHFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED AT SKWENTNA RANGING FROM ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT HAS ALSO REPORTED LIGHT ASH COVERING ALL SURFACES OF THE FACILITY. LIGHT ASHFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED OVER CHULITNA AS WELL. CONTINUED LIGHT ASHFALL IS POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 231948 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1148 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 AKZ145-240000- /X.EXT.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1148 AM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE ASHFALL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. REDOUBT VOLCANO...ON THE WEST SIDE OF COOK INLET...ERUPTED SEVERAL TIMES LAST NIGHT. AREAS OF LIGHT ASHFALL CONTINUE OVER THE SUSITNA VALLEY AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. ASHFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED AT SKWENTNA RANGING FROM ONE EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH. THE TALKEETNA AIRPORT HAS ALSO REPORTED LIGHT ASH COVERING ALL SURFACES OF THE FACILITY. LIGHT ASHFALL HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG THE PARKS HIGHWAY IN WILLOW, CHULITNA, AND CANTWELL AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN ASHFALL ADVISORY MEANS THAT ASH WILL BE DEPOSITED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. PEOPLE IN AREAS OF ASHFALL SHOULD SEAL WINDOWS AND DOORS. PROTECT ELECTRONICS AND COVER AIR INTAKES AND OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. MINIMIZE DRIVING. LISTEN TO YOUR RADIO STATION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. && $$
000 WWAK71 PAFC 232350 NPWAER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... AKZ145-240100- /X.CAN.PAFC.AF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 350 PM AKDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...ASHFALL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE ASHFALL ADVISORY. SINCE THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER ERUPTIONS TODAY NO NEW ASHFALL IS EXPECTED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 11:32 PM AKDT | Flash Flood Warning | AFC | 28 min | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 7:18 AM AKDT | Ashfall Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 23, 8:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 55 hr | |
| Mar 23, 12:16 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 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.