Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 11, 2009, 7:08 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2009, 7:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 11, 2009, 7:08 PM AKST (04:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2009, 7:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2009, 2:13 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 120408 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 708 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 AKZ187-121715- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.090112T1600Z-090114T0100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.090112T1600Z-090114T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 708 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN INTENSE LOW WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY TOMORROW MORNING. STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO START IMPROVING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$ AKZ191-121715- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.090112T1600Z-090114T0100Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 708 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FROM AMCHITKA EAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR AREAS AMCHITKA EASTWARD...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM MONDAY TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. AN INTENSE LOW WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY TOMORROW MORNING. STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AREAS FROM AMCHITKA EAST. CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO START IMPROVING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-121715- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 708 PM AKST SUN JAN 11 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST MONDAY. SNOW WILL SPREAD OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS EVENING. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED NORTHWEST OF KING SALMON. THIS AREA INCLUDES DILLINGHAM AND THE WESTERN CAPES. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF EARLY MONDAY MORNING TO SNOW SHOWERS THEN ENDING IN THE AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 121348 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 448 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 AKZ187-191-130300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.090112T1600Z-090114T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATKA AND ADAK...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 448 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY FROM AMCHITKA EAST... AN INTENSE LOW WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AREAS FROM AMCHITKA EAST. CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO START IMPROVING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ161-121800- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 448 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... SNOW CONTINUES OVER BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH A STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. SNOWFALL WILL TAPER OFF LATER THIS MORNING TO SNOW SHOWERS THEN ENDING THIS AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 121807 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 907 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 AKZ161-121915- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090112T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 907 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW HAS ENDED ACROSS MOST OF BRISTOL BAY THIS MORNING. SNOW CONTINUES TOWARD ILIAMNA BUT WILL END BY LATE MORNING WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. $$ AKZ187-191-130715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATKA AND ADAK...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 907 AM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. AN INTENSE LOW WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE ALEUTIANS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN ASSOCIATED STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN ALEUTIANS BY THIS MORNING. STRONG WINDS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE FOR AREAS FROM AMCHITKA EAST. CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO START IMPROVING UNTIL TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 122313 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 213 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 AKZ187-191-130015- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090114T0100Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS-WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ATKA AND ADAK...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 213 PM AKST MON JAN 12 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ALEUTIANS ARE HAVE INCREASED TO ABOVE FREEZING AND THE SNOW HAS MIXED WITH RAIN. THE WIND WILL CONTINUE TO GUST 50 TO 60 MPH. EXPECT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW OVERNIGHT. WE DO EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL CHANGE THE PRECIPITATION TO SNOW SHOWERS. ALONG WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS EXPECT NORTH WIND GUSTING TO 60 TO 65 MPH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THE COMBINED WIND AND SNOW SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 11, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 10 days | |
| Jan 11, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 12, 6:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Jan 12, 8:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:01 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Jan 12, 11:55 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 16 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.