Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 51, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 5, 2012, 8:56 PM AKDT. It was in force for 8 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 5, 2012, 8:56 PM AKDT (04:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 6, 2012, 5:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
157 WWAK42 PAFC 060456 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 856 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 AKZ195-061300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.120406T0456Z-120406T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 856 PM AKDT THU APR 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT FRIDAY. * LOCATION...PRIBILOF ISLANDS...INCLUDING SAINT PAUL AND SAINT GEORGE. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...FREQUENTLY REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH...GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL PEAK LATE TONIGHT BEFORE IMPROVING EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. * IMPACTS...POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO OCCASIONAL WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ JM
1 follow-up statement
481 WWAK42 PAFC 061304 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 504 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 AKZ195-061415- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0051.000000T0000Z-120406T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 504 AM AKDT FRI APR 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE FRONT THAT HAS SUPPORTED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUES TO MOVE EASTWARD. GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 5, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 6, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 6, 9:55 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | 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.