Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 32, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 14, 2012, 10:46 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2012, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 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, 10:46 PM AKST (07:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 15, 2012, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 15, 2012, 3:57 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
966 WWAK41 PAFC 150746 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1046 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 AKZ125-152100- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.120215T2100Z-120216T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0032.120215T1200Z-120215T2100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1046 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELED THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ131-152100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.120215T2100Z-120216T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1046 PM AKST TUE FEB 14 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INTENSIFY AROUND MIDDAY WEDNESDAY AND WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
814 WWAK41 PAFC 151354 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 AKZ131-151500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.A.0021.120215T2100Z-120216T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 454 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WATCH. $$ AKZ125-152100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120215T2100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 454 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
268 WWAK41 PAFC 151929 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1029 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 AKZ125-160100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120216T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1029 AM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * LOCATION...THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING. * 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. && $$
637 WWAK41 PAFC 160057 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 AKZ125-160200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120216T0100Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 357 PM AKST WED FEB 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:01 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 14, 4:12 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 56 hr | |
| Feb 14, 7:32 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 20 hr | |
| Feb 14, 11:15 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 15, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 15, 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.