Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 40, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 4, 2012, 6:18 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 4, 2012, 6:18 AM AKST (15:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2012, 1:22 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
069 WWAK42 PAFC 041518 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 618 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 AKZ195-042300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.120304T1518Z-120304T2300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 618 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...WORST CONDITIONS ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * 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. && $$ AKZ155-050430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 618 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...25 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ161-050430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 618 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
001 WWAK42 PAFC 041817 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 916 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 CORRECTED HEADLINES ZONES 155 AND 161 AKZ195-042300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.120304T1816Z-120304T2300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 916 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...WORST CONDITIONS ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-050745- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 916 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...25 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. 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. && $$ AKZ161-050745- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 916 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
818 WWAK42 PAFC 041945 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1045 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 AKZ155-050845- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0041.120305T0500Z-120305T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1045 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST BY MID EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND AND WEAKENS. * 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. && $$ AKZ161-050845- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0027.120305T0700Z-120305T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0041.120305T0500Z-120305T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1045 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES BY MID EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-042300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120304T2300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1045 AM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...WORST CONDITIONS ON SAINT PAUL ISLAND. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE MID TO LATE MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE 30S THIS AFTERNOON RESULTING IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * 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. && $$
708 WWAK42 PAFC 042222 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 122 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 AKZ195-042330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0040.000000T0000Z-120304T2300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 122 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ155-051130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0041.120305T0500Z-120305T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 122 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST BY MID EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AND AND WEAKENS. * 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. && $$ AKZ161-051130- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0041.120305T0500Z-120305T1400Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 122 PM AKST SUN MAR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM AKST MONDAY ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES... * LOCATION...ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES BY MID EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. WINDS AND SNOW WILL BOTH DIMINISH TOWARD MORNING AS THE FRONT PROGRESSES EASTWARD AND WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 3, 4:14 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:59 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 6:55 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 45 hr | |
| Mar 4, 10:45 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 18 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.