Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 25, 2009, 9:15 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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
- Mar 25, 2009, 9:15 AM AKDT (17:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2009, 8:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 251715 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 915 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 AKZ125-252000- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0032.000000T0000Z-090325T1700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.090325T1715Z-090325T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 915 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT TODAY. A WEATHER FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA IS PRODUCING EAST WINDS TO 50 TO 70 MPH THIS MORNING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS MORNING IN BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AFTER THE FRONT PASSES AS WINDS DIMINISH AND TEMPERATURES RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 251956 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1156 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 AKZ125-260200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-090326T0200Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1156 AM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY. EAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE VISIBILITIES TO BE REDUCED TO A QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IN PORTAGE VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 252224 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 224 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 AKZ125-260800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-090326T0800Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 224 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT. EAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 50 TO 70 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN PASS. 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. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 260733 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1133 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 AKZ125-261600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-090326T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1133 PM AKDT WED MAR 25 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THURSDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM AKDT THURSDAY. EAST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 45 TO 70 MPH COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW A QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 261609 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 809 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 AKZ125-261715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-090326T1600Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 808 AM AKDT THU MAR 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 24, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 24, 4:23 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 24, 7:04 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 47 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:59 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 4 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.