Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 13, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 9, 2010, 10:15 PM AKST. It took effect at Mar 10, 2010, 3:00 AM 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
- Mar 9, 2010, 10:15 PM AKST (07:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 10, 2010, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 10, 2010, 10:22 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
482 WWAK42 PAFC 100715 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1015 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 AKZ181-102015- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0013.100310T1200Z-100311T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.100310T1500Z-100310T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1015 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE WESTERN END OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ185-102000- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.100310T1200Z-100310T2000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1015 PM AKST TUE MAR 9 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER UNALASKA ISLAND DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTH AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES SOUTH OF THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
268 WWAK42 PAFC 101316 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 416 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 AKZ181-102100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.100310T1500Z-100310T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 416 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON AKST TODAY FOR AREAS WEST OF SAND POINT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON AKST TODAY FOR AREAS WEST OF SAND POINT. LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS MORNING. AS THE LOW PASSES...WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ185-102000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100310T2000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 416 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY PASSING OVER UNALASKA ISLAND. AS THIS LOW PASSES BY...WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTH AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-110230- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100312T0000Z-100313T0300Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 416 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BLOWING SNOW A PROBLEM THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ191-110230- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100311T1800Z-100312T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 416 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WELL INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE CURRENT FORECASTED STORM TRACK...THE MORE LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM IS FROM KISKA EAST. HOWEVER...ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE STORM TRACK WOULD ALLOW FOR THOSE AREAS WEST OF KISKA TO ALSO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
822 WWAK42 PAFC 101618 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 718 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 AKZ181-101730- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100310T2100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 718 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ185-102000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100310T2000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 718 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM IS CURRENTLY PASSING OVER UNALASKA ISLAND. AS THIS LOW PASSES BY...WINDS WILL SWITCH AROUND TO THE NORTH AND THEN BACK TO THE NORTHWEST WITH SUSTAINED WINDS INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH STRONGER GUSTS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES FROM SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED TO IMPROVE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW MOVES WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ187-110530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100312T0000Z-100313T0300Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 718 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BLOWING SNOW A PROBLEM THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ AKZ191-110530- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100311T1800Z-100312T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 718 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WELL INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE CURRENT FORECASTED STORM TRACK...THE MORE LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM IS FROM KISKA EAST. HOWEVER...ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE STORM TRACK WOULD ALLOW FOR THOSE AREAS WEST OF KISKA TO ALSO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
675 WWAK42 PAFC 101922 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1022 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 AKZ185-102030- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-100310T2000Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1022 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ187-110830- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100312T0000Z-100313T0300Z/ CENTRAL ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ATKA AND ADAK 1022 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE CENTRAL ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING AND INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 40 TO 55 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO SUBSIDE BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...BUT STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO MAKE BLOWING SNOW A PROBLEM THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$ AKZ191-110830- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0014.100311T1800Z-100312T1500Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1022 AM AKST WED MAR 10 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS THURSDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 MPH AND SNOW INTENSIFIES THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND WELL INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL POSSIBLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE CURRENT FORECASTED STORM TRACK...THE MORE LIKELY AREA TO SEE THE WORST CONDITIONS FROM THIS SYSTEM IS FROM KISKA EAST. HOWEVER...ONLY MINOR CHANGES IN THE STORM TRACK WOULD ALLOW FOR THOSE AREAS WEST OF KISKA TO ALSO SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 9, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 9, 9:30 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 4 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 10, 4:16 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 32 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2010Every blizzard warning in 2010
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.