Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 54, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 18, 2012, 10:04 AM AKST. It took effect at Nov 18, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Nov 18, 2012, 10:04 AM AKST (19:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 19, 2012, 7:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
926 WWAK41 PAFC 181904 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1004 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 A LOW OVER THE NORTHERN GULF THIS MORNING WILL DROP SOUTHWARD OVER THE WESTERN GULF TONIGHT. AS THIS PASSES EAST OF KODIAK ISLAND NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND COMBINE WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF KODIAK ISLAND. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE EASTERN COASTLINE OF KODIAK ISLAND (INCLUDING KODIAK CITY) WILL RISE TO AROUND FREEZING AS WINDS BECOME MORE NORTHERLY AND WARMER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE GULF. THUS...EXPECT A SOMEWHAT WETTER SNOW WITH HIGHER VISIBILITIES IN THESE AREAS. THE WORST CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AWAY FROM THE COAST WHERE TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S. AKZ171-190815- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0035.121119T0600Z-121119T1600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0054.121119T0600Z-121119T1600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1004 AM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKST MONDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND AWAY FROM THE COASTLINE. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. KODIAK CITY AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE WILL GENERALLY REMAIN GREATER THAN ONE HALF MILE VISIBILITY. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND THEN PEAK THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. STEADY AND HEAVIER SNOW WILL MOVE IN BY MID EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DIMINISH TO SCATTERED SHOWERS MONDAY MORNING RESULTING IN IMPROVED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
937 WWAK41 PAFC 190051 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 A NORTH GULF COAST WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND...BUT WARMER AIR NEAR SEA LEVEL WILL MEAN JUST WET SNOW FOR KODIAK CITY. AKZ171-191430- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0054.121119T0600Z-121119T1600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 351 PM AKST SUN NOV 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND AWAY FROM KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO 9 INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. KODIAK CITY AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE WILL GENERALLY REMAIN GREATER THAN ONE HALF MILE VISIBILITY. * WIND...NORTHWEST TO NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DEVELOPING AWAY FROM KODIAK CITY BY 9 PM AND PERSISTING UNTIL 7 AM. AT THAT TIME MOST PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE ISLAND AND VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
883 WWAK41 PAFC 191408 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 AKZ171-191600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121119T1600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 508 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING AREAS AROUND KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL OF UP TO 1 INCH THROUGH THIS MORNING. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES EARLY THIS MORNING. VISIBILITY WILL IMPROVE BY 7 AM TO THE 2 TO 5 MILE RANGE AND CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE MORNING. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH EARLY THIS MORNING. AFTER THAT SOME RESIDUAL BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING. * IMPACTS...WIND...SNOW...AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL 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. && $$
476 WWAK41 PAFC 191620 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 720 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 AKZ171-191730- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0054.000000T0000Z-121119T1600Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 720 AM AKST MON NOV 19 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... .SNOW HAS MOSTLY ENEDED AND VISIBILITIES IMPROVED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 40 MPH WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. RADAR SHOWS ANOTHER BATCH OF MOSITURE ALONG THE NORTH GULF COAST AND AROUND MIDDLETON ISLAND. THIS AREA WILL SLIDE SOUTHWEST AND GRAZE THE EAST SIDE OF THE ISLANDS AROUND MID DAY MONDAY. PERIODS OF SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MAY BRIEFLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL END MONDAY EVENING AS DRIER AIR SPREADS IN ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL ALSO DIMINISH BUT CONTINUE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 3:37 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 44 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Nov 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:55 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Nov 18, 6:45 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 9 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.