Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 4, 2012, 3:18 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
- Jan 4, 2012, 3:18 AM AKST (12:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 3:58 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
656 WWAK41 PAFC 041218 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 318 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... AKZ131-050130- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.120104T1218Z-120105T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 318 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
250 WWAK41 PAFC 041508 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 608 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 AKZ131-050300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120105T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 608 AM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING FOR THOMPSON PASS... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY DECREASE IN INTENSITY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
898 WWAK41 PAFC 050058 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 AKZ131-050200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120105T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 358 PM AKST WED JAN 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STEADILY DIMINISH AS SNOW ALSO GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF. LINGERING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Jan 3, 4:01 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 2:33 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Jan 4, 7:05 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 26 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 30 hr | |
| Jan 4, 10:25 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 18 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.