Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 48, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 25, 2012, 4:38 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 25, 2012, 4:38 PM AKDT (00:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2012, 4:38 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
339 WWAK42 PAFC 260038 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 438 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 AKZ195-261300- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0031.000000T0000Z-120326T1200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.120326T0038Z-120326T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 438 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
953 WWAK42 PAFC 260445 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 845 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 AKZ181-261300- /X.EXA.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120326T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 845 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY. * SNOW...2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL CAUSE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-261300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120326T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 845 PM AKDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT MONDAY... * SNOW...2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES WILL CAUSE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING IN LOW VISIBILITY CONDITIONS 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 CAUSE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
599 WWAK42 PAFC 261238 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 438 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 AKZ181-195-261345- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0048.000000T0000Z-120326T1300Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA-PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT...SAINT PAUL 438 AM AKDT MON MAR 26 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA HAVE IMPROVED. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Mar 25, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 26, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 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.