Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 39, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 9, 2009, 1:17 PM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 9, 2009, 1:17 PM AKDT (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2009, 10:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 092117 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 117 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009 AKZ195-100600- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.090409T2117Z-090410T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 117 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 100603 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1003 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009 AKZ195-100715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-090410T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1003 PM AKDT THU APR 9 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | ||
| Apr 8, 5:25 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 9, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Apr 9, 2:48 PM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr |
Nearby
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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.