Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 16, 2009, 11:58 PM 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 16, 2009, 11:58 PM AKST (08:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 17, 2009, 6:46 AM 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 170858 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1158 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 AKZ155-171500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.090117T0858Z-090117T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1158 PM AKST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CREATE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. 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. $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 171328 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 428 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 AKZ155-171800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090117T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 428 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 171333 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 432 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 AKZ155-171800- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090117T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 432 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA THIS MORNING. WINDS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH SNOW TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ZERO AT TIMES. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 171546 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 646 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 AKZ155-171700- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-090117T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 646 AM AKST SAT JAN 17 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCASIONALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW 2 MILES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THE MID-MORNING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:05 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 179 days | |
| Jan 16, 4:18 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:37 PM AKST | Areal Flood Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Jan 17, 1:27 PM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 24 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.