Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2009, 4:11 PM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Feb 2, 2009, 4:11 PM AKST (01:11 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWAK42 PAFC 030111 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 411 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 AKZ195-030900- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.090203T0111Z-090203T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 411 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. EXPECT PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK TO IMPROVE AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS DECREASE IN INTENSITY. 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. $$
1 follow-up statement
000 WWAK42 PAFC 030849 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1149 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 AKZ195-031000- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-090203T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1149 PM AKST MON FEB 2 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE PRIBILOFS AND THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 55 min | |
| Feb 2, 6:48 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 5:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Feb 3, 6:45 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 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.