Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 49, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 26, 2009, 4:59 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 13 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 26, 2009, 4:59 AM AKST (13:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 26, 2009, 4:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 27, 2009, 5:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 261359 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 AKZ131-270300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0034.091127T0000Z-091127T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0049.091127T0100Z-091127T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 459 AM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FRESH SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE WAKE OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT HAS MOVED INTO THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHCENTRAL. ANOTHER STORM WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT NEARS KODIAK THURSDAY AFTERNOON. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INITIALLY WILL BE DUE TO A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FRESH SNOW BEING PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LATER THURSDAY EVENING...STEADIER SNOW WILL AGAIN BEGIN FALLING AS THE NEXT STORM ADVANCES NORTH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SUSTAIN THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHTER SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 270226 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 526 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 AKZ131-271400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0049.000000T0000Z-091127T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 526 PM AKST THU NOV 26 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. FRESH SNOW FELL IN THE WAKE OF A STORM SYSTEM THAT DISSIPATED EARLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER STORM IN THE GULF IS CONTINUING TO STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS INITIALLY WILL BE DUE TO AN INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WHICH WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE FRESH SNOW BEING PICKED UP AND BLOWN AROUND...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. LATER THIS EVENING...STEADIER SNOW WILL AGAIN BEGIN TO FALL AS THE STORM ADVANCES NORTH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND COUPLED WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL SUSTAIN THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AND PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER TO LIGHTER SHOWERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING AN END TO THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 271404 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 504 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 AKZ131-271515- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0049.000000T0000Z-091127T1400Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 504 AM AKST FRI NOV 27 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS. WIND AND SNOW HAVE DIMINISHED IN THOMPSON PASS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | 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.