Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 47, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 23, 2012, 4:28 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 23, 2012, 4:04 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 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 23, 2012, 4:28 AM AKDT (12:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2012, 4:04 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2012, 4:31 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
410 WWAK41 PAFC 231228 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 428 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 AKZ125-240130- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0032.120324T0300Z-120324T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.120324T0300Z-120324T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 428 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH BLOWING SNOW. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AS WINDS THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY INCREASE IN THE EVENING. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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. && $$ AKZ145-240130- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.120324T0300Z-120324T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 428 AM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY MAINLY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
3 follow-up statements
495 WWAK41 PAFC 240004 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 AKZ125-241315- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.120324T0004Z-120324T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 404 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...ALONG PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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. && $$ AKZ145-241315- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.120324T0300Z-120324T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 404 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
601 WWAK41 PAFC 240420 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 820 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 AKZ125-241400- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.120324T0004Z-120324T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 820 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...ALONG PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING 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. && $$ AKZ145-241400- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120324T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 820 PM AKDT FRI MAR 23 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT SATURDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
474 WWAK41 PAFC 241231 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 AKZ125-241345- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0047.000000T0000Z-120324T1400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AND VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. $$ AKZ145-241345- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-120324T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 431 AM AKDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS CHANGED TO SNOW SHOWERS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 22, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 23, 4:28 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 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.