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Blizzard Warning 50, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 4, 2012, 2:43 PM AKDT. It was in force for 14 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
- Apr 4, 2012, 2:43 PM AKDT (22:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 5, 2012, 5:01 AM AKDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
685 WWAK42 PAFC 042243 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 243 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 AKZ155-051145- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.120404T2243Z-120405T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 243 PM AKDT WED APR 4 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD ALONG THE COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND LAST OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL MAY 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
628 WWAK42 PAFC 051301 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 501 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 AKZ155-051415- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0050.000000T0000Z-120405T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 501 AM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE STEADIEST SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND. GUSTY WINDS WILL REMAIN ALONG THE COAST UNTIL NOON...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 3, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 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.