Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2009
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 7, 2009, 9:37 AM 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 7, 2009, 9:37 AM AKST (18:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2009, 6:00 PM 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 071837 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 937 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ181-080300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.090207T1837Z-090208T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 937 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. 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. $$
4 follow-up statements
000 WWAK42 PAFC 071927 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ155-080100- /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH COMBINED WITH AREAS OF SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS RESULTING IN IMPROVING CONDITIONS. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ181-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1027 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. 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. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 080055 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ155-080200- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST HAVE DECREASED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS THE AREA. VISIBILITIES MAY STILL DROP TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES LOCALLY. $$ AKZ181-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. 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. $$ AKZ191-195-081400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS-PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA...SAINT PAUL 355 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 080107 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ191-080215- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ181-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH COMBINED WITH STEADY SNOW SHOWERS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING ALLOWING FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITIES. WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS RESULTING IN SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENTS AS THE NIGHT WEARS ON. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. $$ AKZ195-081415- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 407 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
000 WWAK42 PAFC 080245 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 AKZ181-080345- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-090208T0300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS STRONGEST WINDS ARE PASSING TO THE EAST. $$ AKZ195-081545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0009.090209T0000Z-090209T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 545 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2009 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE WITH AN APPROACHING FRONT FROM THE WEST IN THE PRIBILOFS BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 35 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL DECREASE WITH BLOWING SNOW AND POSSIBLY DROP AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:09 PM AKST | High Wind Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 10:15 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:55 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 33 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Feb 7, 7:15 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.