Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 57, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 17, 2012, 4:02 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 2:17 AM AKST. It was in force for 22 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
- Dec 17, 2012, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2012, 2:17 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2012, 11:53 PM AKST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
673 WWAK41 PAFC 180102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STRONG WINTER STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO KODIAK ISLAND... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIAN CHAIN WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT TO A POSITION JUST SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND TUESDAY MORNING...THEN TRACK TO SOUTHEASTERN REACHES OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING DEEP MOISTURE WHILE ARCTIC AIR SPILLS DOWN FROM THE NORTH. THIS LOOKS TO PRODUCE AREAS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL...AND COUPLED WITH STRONG WINDS...SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. AKZ171-181600- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0039.121218T2100Z-121219T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.121218T2100Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 402 PM AKST MON DEC 17 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 13 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL INITIALLY DEVELOP TONIGHT ACROSS KODIAK ISLAND. TEMPERATURES SLOWLY RISE OVERNIGHT TO NEAR FREEZING WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLY MIXING IN AT TIMES BY TUESDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS HOWEVER ARE EXPECTED MID DAY TUESDAY AS SNOW BECOMES HEAVIER...AND AS WINDS BEGIN SHIFTING MORE TO THE NORTH ALLOWING COLD AIR TO FILTER BACK IN FOR GOOD. STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST WELL INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT SNOW LOOKS TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA...ALLOWING VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 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. && $$ JM
5 follow-up statements
442 WWAK41 PAFC 181117 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 217 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL IN THE KODIAK AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 12 INCHES. AS COLD AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW BECOMES DRIER AND MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOWING AROUND. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AKZ171-190030- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.121218T1117Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 217 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 16 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST WIND 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 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. && $$
162 WWAK41 PAFC 181339 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 439 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING... MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WET SNOW HAS BEGUN TO FALL IN THE KODIAK AREA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING...WHERE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY EXCEED 12 INCHES. AS COLD AIR WRAPS INTO THE SYSTEM THIS AFTERNOON...WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AS THE SNOW BECOMES DRIER AND MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO BLOWING AROUND. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THIS MORNING...THEN BECOME REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A RESULT OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. AKZ171-190245- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 439 AM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS 8 TO 16 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH GRADUALLY BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. BLOWING SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH FALLING SNOW THIS AFTERNOON TO REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 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. && $$
268 WWAK41 PAFC 190104 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ171-190900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 404 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS AND VISIBILITY IMPROVES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WELL INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JM
002 WWAK41 PAFC 190423 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 723 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ171-190900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 723 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING BEFORE STEADY SNOW TAPERS TO SNOW SHOWERS AND VISIBILITY IMPROVES TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG WELL INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT THE THREAT OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. TRAVEL AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITY 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. && $$ AKZ131-191730- /X.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0023.121219T0423Z-121221T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 723 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY FROM KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WIND FROM 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN PERSIST AT HIGHER LEVELS THOUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW FOR A FEW HOURS DURING PEAK DAYTIME HEATING TO AROUND 15 BELOW THE REST OF THE TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
810 WWAK41 PAFC 190853 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1153 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 AKZ171-191000- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0057.000000T0000Z-121219T0900Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1153 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITIES ARE IMPROVING AS FALLING SNOW TAPERS OFF TONIGHT. HOWEVER...BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE AS GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE. $$ AKZ131-192200- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121221T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1153 PM AKST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * WIND...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WIND FROM 20 TO 35 MPH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WEDNESDAY MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...RANGING FROM 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE SOME WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN PERSIST AT HIGHER LEVELS THOUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 5 BELOW FOR A FEW HOURS DURING PEAK DAYTIME HEATING TO AROUND 15 BELOW THE REST OF THE TIME. THIS WILL ALLOW A BRIEF IMPROVEMENT IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON EACH DAY. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:58 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 7:40 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 20 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.