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Blizzard Watch 4, NWS Fairbanks, AK

February 20, 2009

NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard watch at Feb 20, 2009, 4:09 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 20, 2009, 4:09 AM AKST (13:09 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 21, 2009, 12:00 AM AKST
Expired
Feb 21, 2009, 3:57 AM AKST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard watch went out at Feb 19, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 19, 12:12 PM AKST, 15 hours 57 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 20, 3:38 AM AKSTGale WarningAFG3 days
Feb 20, 4:05 AM AKSTBrisk Wind AdvisoryAFG11 hr
Feb 20, 4:09 AM AKSTWinter Storm WatchAFG24 hr
Feb 20, 2:57 PM AKSTBlizzard WarningAFG61 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.