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Blizzard Warning 52, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 8, 2012, 9:23 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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 8, 2012, 9:23 AM AKDT (17:23 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2012, 6:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
761 WWAK42 PAFC 081723 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 923 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 AKZ155-090200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0052.120408T1723Z-120409T0200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 923 AM AKDT SUN APR 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THROUGH LATER AFTERNOON. VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Apr 8, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.