Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 45, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 19, 2009, 10:27 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
- Nov 19, 2009, 10:27 AM AKST (19:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2009, 5:17 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 191927 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... AKZ195-200300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0045.091119T1927Z-091120T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1027 AM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING ACROSS THE BERING SEA IS BRINGING STRONG WINDS AND SNOW TO THE REGION. TEMPERATURES HAVE REMAINED BELOW FREEZING...WHICH IN COMBINATION WITH THE PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS...IS RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE THE FRONT PASSES...BRINGING SLIGHTLY WARMER AIR TO THE AREA AS WELL AS ALLOWING THE WINDS TO DIMINISH. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 200217 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 517 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 AKZ195-200330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0045.000000T0000Z-091120T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 517 PM AKST THU NOV 19 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW IS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AND VISIBILITY HAS INCREASED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 42 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 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.