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Blizzard Watch 20, NWS Anchorage, AK

March 1, 2009

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Mar 1, 2009, 10:24 AM AKST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 1, 2009, 10:24 AM AKST (19:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST
Expired
Mar 1, 2009, 4:18 PM AKST
In force
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this blizzard watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Mar 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 1, 5:00 AM AKST, 5 hours 24 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC4 days
Feb 28, 4:00 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC48 hr
Feb 28, 4:55 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC11 hr
Feb 28, 5:00 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC11 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC24 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Mar 1, 4:00 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Mar 1, 6:08 AM AKSTDense Fog AdvisoryAFC3 hr
Mar 1, 6:40 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC21 hr
Mar 1, 6:40 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC21 hr
Mar 1, 6:50 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC9 hr
Mar 1, 9:10 AM AKSTStorm WarningAFC19 hr

Nearby

Blizzard Watches in Alaska, 2009Every blizzard watch in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.