Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2010
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 14, 2010, 4:05 PM AKDT. It took effect at Apr 15, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- Apr 14, 2010, 4:05 PM AKDT (00:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 15, 2010, 4:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Apr 15, 2010, 12:48 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
586 WWAK42 PAFC 150005 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 AKZ195-151215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.100415T1200Z-100415T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 405 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$ AKZ155-151215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.100415T2100Z-100416T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 405 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
364 WWAK42 PAFC 150253 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 652 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 AKZ195-151515- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.100415T1200Z-100415T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 652 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY. A STRONG FRONT IN THE WESTERN BERING SEA WILL MOVE TO THE EASTERN BERING SEA BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP TOWARD MORNING...WITH VISIBILITY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING AND WINDS DIMINISH. 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. && $$ AKZ155-151515- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.100415T2100Z-100416T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 652 PM AKDT WED APR 14 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING ALONG THE COAST. A STRONG LOW IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
403 WWAK42 PAFC 151306 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 AKZ155-160215- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.100415T2100Z-100416T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.100416T0000Z-100416T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 506 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. 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. && $$ AKZ195-151800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100415T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 506 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. A STRONG FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 50 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING AND WINDS DIMINISH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-160215- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.100416T0200Z-100416T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 506 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES EARLY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY MORNING AS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF EAST. 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. && $$
581 WWAK42 PAFC 151751 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 951 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 AKZ195-152100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100415T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 951 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG FRONT IS PASSING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH ALONG WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURES WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING AND WINDS DIMINISH BEHIND THE FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-160700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.100416T0000Z-100416T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 951 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. 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. && $$ AKZ161-160700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.100416T0200Z-100416T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 951 AM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES EARLY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY MORNING AS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DANGEROUS. && $$
440 WWAK42 PAFC 152048 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1248 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 AKZ195-152200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-100415T2100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1248 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. $$ AKZ155-160700- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0022.100416T0000Z-100416T0700Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1248 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT IN THE BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-161000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.100416T0200Z-100416T1300Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1248 PM AKDT THU APR 15 2010 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A STRONG FRONT IN THE CENTRAL BERING SEA WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST ALASKA THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SNOW DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES EARLY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY FRIDAY MORNING AS AS THE FRONT WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF EAST. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 14, 4:05 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 66 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 15, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Apr 15, 5:06 AM AKDT | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 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.