Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 30, 2009, 2:17 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 30, 2009, 2:17 PM AKST (23:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 30, 2009, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK41 PAFC 310252 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 552 PM AST FRI JAN 30 2009 AKZ121-310600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090131T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 552 PM AST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD. STEADY SNOW COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS FROM ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH LATER THIS EVENING RESULTING IN QUICKLY IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. 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. $$
2 follow-up statements
000 WWAK41 PAFC 302317 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 217 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 AKZ121-310300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.090130T2317Z-090131T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 217 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FROM ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. STEADY SNOW COMBINED WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS FROM ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS EVENING REAULTING IN QUICKLY IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$
000 WWAK41 PAFC 310605 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 AKZ121-310715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-090131T0600Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 905 PM AKST FRI JAN 30 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR ANCHOR POINT SOUTHWARD... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE TO FALL ACROSS THE AREA. HOWEVER...SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 15 TO 25 MPH AND VISIBILITIES HAVE BEGUN TO IMPROVE. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS WINDS AND SNOW BOTH DIMINISH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | ||
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:40 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 30, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 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.