Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 29, 2012, 11:06 AM AKST. It was in force for 4 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 29, 2012, 11:06 AM AKST (20:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2012, 3:32 PM AKST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WWAK42 PAFC 292006 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ161-292115- /X.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120130T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. $$ AKZ195-300400- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120129T2000Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.120129T2006Z-120130T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 1 TO 2 INCHES. CONSIDERABLE SNOW DRIFTS. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE OVER ST GEORGE ISLAND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHILE ST PAUL ISLAND DETERIORATES THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-300915- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1106 AM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
947 WWAK42 PAFC 300032 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 AKZ195-300145- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-120130T0400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ155-301430- /X.EXT.PAFC.WC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120131T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 332 PM AKST SUN JAN 29 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY... THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE IS EXTENDING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN NOW EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TUESDAY. * WIND CHILL VALUES...40 TO 50 DEGREES BELOW ZERO. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH...SLOWLY DIMINISHING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILLS PERSISTING THROUGH TUESDAY 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 3:44 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 28, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 29, 4:20 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 7 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.