Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 28, 2009, 11:37 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2009, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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
- Feb 28, 2009, 11:37 AM AKST (20:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2009, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2009, 4:56 AM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 010137 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 437 PM AST SAT FEB 28 2009 AKZ101-145-010245- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090301T0600Z/ ANCHORAGE-SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 437 PM AST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ125-011445- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.090301T1000Z-090302T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 437 PM AST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ111-010600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090301T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 437 PM AST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE MATANUSKA VALLEY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING AND THEN TAPER OFF BY LATE EVENING. THE SNOW DENSITY IS VERY LOW...RESULTING IN FLUFFY SNOW THAT ACCUMULATES VERY QUICKLY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED FOR THIS AREA BEFORE THE SNOW ENDS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 010310 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 610 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 AKZ111-010415- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090301T0600Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 610 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ125-011615- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.090301T1000Z-090302T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 610 PM AKST SAT FEB 28 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR SEWARD AND WHITTIER... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY FOR SEWARD AND WHITTIER. 7 TO 12 INCHES OF NEW SNOW FELL TODAY IN ASSOCIATION WITH A FRONT THAT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH NEAR SEWARD AND WHITTIER AFTER MIDNIGHT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH THE NEWLY FALLEN SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 011356 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 456 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 AKZ125-011500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-090302T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 456 AM AKST SUN MAR 1 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | ||
| Feb 27, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 28, 10:54 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 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.