Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 29, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 10, 2012, 3:50 PM AKST. It was in force for 78 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 10, 2012, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2012, 5:08 PM AKST
- In force
- 78 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
678 WWAK41 PAFC 110050 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 AKZ131-110700- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0029.120211T0050Z-120211T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 350 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NE WIND 30 TO 40 MPH DIMINISHING 15 TO 25 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPROVE LATER THIS EVENING AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
227 WWAK41 PAFC 110208 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 AKZ131-110315- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0029.000000T0000Z-120211T0700Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 508 PM AKST FRI FEB 10 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITY HAS QUICKLY IMPROVED AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING. $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 10, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 11, 6:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 10 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.