Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 39, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 1, 2012, 6:42 PM 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
- Mar 1, 2012, 6:42 PM AKST (03:42 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2012, 4:59 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
597 WWAK42 PAFC 020342 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 642 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 AKZ155-021500- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.120302T0342Z-120302T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 642 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
651 WWAK42 PAFC 020446 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 746 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 AKZ155-021500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120302T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 746 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY ALONG THE COAST... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ181-021500- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0022.120302T0446Z-120302T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 746 PM AKST THU MAR 1 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...MAINLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
776 WWAK42 PAFC 021359 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 459 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 AKZ155-021500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0039.000000T0000Z-120302T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 459 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST TODAY. $$ AKZ181-021500- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120302T1500Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 459 AM AKST FRI MAR 2 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH THIS MORNING WHICH WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITIES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 1, 7:46 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 days | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 2, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days |
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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.