Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 31, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 14, 2012, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Feb 14, 2012, 4:00 AM AKST (13:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 14, 2012, 9:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 14, 2012, 7:12 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
853 WWAK42 PAFC 141300 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 AKZ195-150200- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0019.120214T1800Z-120215T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.120214T1800Z-120215T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON SAINT GEORGE ISLAND LATE THIS MORNING AND ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND BY NOON. WINDS AND SNOW WILL DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ155-150200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0900Z-120215T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ161-150200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0600Z-120215T1800Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 400 AM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING UNTIL LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. 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 DIFFICULT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
634 WWAK42 PAFC 150112 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 AKZ195-150900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120215T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES TOTAL. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-151415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0900Z-120215T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-151415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0600Z-120215T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
464 WWAK42 PAFC 150122 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 AKZ195-150900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120215T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES TOTAL. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ155-151415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0900Z-120215T1800Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-151415- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0020.120215T0600Z-120215T1800Z/ /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.120215T0300Z-120215T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 412 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS DEVELOPING EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
946 WWAK42 PAFC 150412 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 712 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 AKZ195-150515- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0031.000000T0000Z-120215T0900Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 712 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. $$ AKZ155-151715- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120215T2100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 712 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG THE COAST... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA COAST. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-151715- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120215T2100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 712 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND...EAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY. WINDS AND PRECIPITATION THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE NEAR WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ JAM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 31 hr | |
| Feb 13, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2012Every blizzard warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.