Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 33, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 23, 2012, 4:34 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 3:00 AM 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
- Feb 23, 2012, 4:34 AM AKST (13:34 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
648 WWAK42 PAFC 231334 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 434 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 AKZ195-240300- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0022.120224T0300Z-120224T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.120224T0800Z-120224T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 434 AM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW INTENSITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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 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. && $$ JAM
4 follow-up statements
604 WWAK42 PAFC 240110 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 AKZ195-241400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.120224T0800Z-120224T1400Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 410 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW INTENSITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FRIDAY MORNING ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
841 WWAK42 PAFC 240429 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 729 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 AKZ195-241730- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.120224T1200Z-120224T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 729 PM AKST THU FEB 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW INTENSITY AND STRONG WINDS THEN LOOK TO DIMINISH DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS FRIDAY...ENDING THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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 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. && $$ JAM
028 WWAK42 PAFC 241333 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 433 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012 AKZ195-241800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120224T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 433 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE SNOW INTENSITY AND STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATE THIS MORNING AND END THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
314 WWAK42 PAFC 241818 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 918 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012 AKZ195-241930- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120224T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 918 AM AKST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SNOW HAS DECREASED IN INTENSITY AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE DAY FROM 30 TO 40 MPH CURRENTLY OUT OF THE EAST TO 10 TO 20 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW RESULTING IN SOME DRIFTING SNOW THROUGHOUT THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 3:53 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr |
Nearby
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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.