Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 53, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 15, 2012, 4:01 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 16, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 15, 2012, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2012, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 16, 2012, 6:40 AM AKST
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
791 WWAK41 PAFC 160101 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FRIDAY MORNING FOR THOMPSON PASS... SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE ON THE GROUND NEAR THOMPSON PASS. LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF WILL BRING COLD AIR AND STRONG WIND TO THOMPSON PASS LATE TONIGHT...WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY MORNING. AKZ131-161415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0053.121116T1500Z-121116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 401 PM AKST THU NOV 15 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON AKST FRIDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN PLACE WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 50 TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...WIND WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. BY MIDDAY LITTLE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTABLE SNOW WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE REDUCING VISIBILITY...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
755 WWAK41 PAFC 161403 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 503 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THIS MORNING FOR THOMPSON PASS... SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW ARE ON THE GROUND NEAR THOMPSON PASS. LOW PRESSURE IN THE GULF IS BRINGING STRONG WIND TO THOMPSON PASS CAUSING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THE MORNING. AKZ131-162100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0053.121116T1500Z-121116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 503 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...UP TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IN PLACE WITH NO ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS EXPECTED. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES THROUGH THE MORNING. BY MIDDAY LITTLE ADDITIONAL TRANSPORTABLE SNOW WILL BE AVAILABLE TO CONTINUE REDUCING VISIBILITY...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THOMPSON PASS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DURING THE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
512 WWAK41 PAFC 161540 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 640 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 AKZ131-161645- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0053.000000T0000Z-121116T2100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 640 AM AKST FRI NOV 16 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WHILE BLOWING SNOW IS REDUCING VISIBILITIES THROUGH THE PASS TO AROUND 1-2 MILES CONDITIONS WILL NOT REACH BLIZZARD CRITERIA. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 15, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Nov 15, 4:30 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 days | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 51 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 16, 6:50 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 21 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.