Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 18, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2012, 10:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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
- Jan 25, 2012, 10:33 PM AKST (07:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 4:38 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
795 WWAK41 PAFC 260733 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1033 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 AKZ125-261500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.120126T0733Z-120126T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1033 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...WHITTIER. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS WEAKEN TOWARD MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120126T1500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1033 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...TOWARD THE PARK. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
2 follow-up statements
900 WWAK41 PAFC 260816 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1116 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 AKZ125-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120126T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1116 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...WHITTIER. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...WEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE AS WINDS WEAKEN TOWARD MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. 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 VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ121-261500- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.120126T0816Z-120126T1500Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1116 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ145-261500- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120126T1500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 1116 PM AKST WED JAN 25 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...TOWARD THE PARK. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING BY THURSDAY MORNING. * TIMING...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
866 WWAK41 PAFC 261338 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 438 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 AKZ125-261445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0018.000000T0000Z-120126T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 438 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR WHITTIER... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DIMINISH IN WHITTIER AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING...BUT BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ145-261445- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120126T1500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 438 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED TOWARD THE PARK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE LIGHTENED UP ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. THUS WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER A THREAT. $$ AKZ121-261800- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120126T1800Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 438 AM AKST THU JAN 26 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION OF AROUND 2 INCHES TODAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH. * VISIBILITIES...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 8:45 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 25, 11:16 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 26, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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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.