Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Watches in 2012
Blizzard Watch 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard watch at Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 6, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 5, 2012, 4:00 PM AKST (01:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 6, 2012, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 6, 2012, 5:06 AM AKST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
422 WWAK41 PAFC 060100 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL LET UP BRIEFLY DURING THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND THEN BECOME HEAVY AGAIN BY LATE EVENING. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-061400- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF COPPER CENTER. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ171-061400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 400 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
2 follow-up statements
874 WWAK41 PAFC 060645 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 AKZ131-061800- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DIMINISH BY MID MORNING FRIDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ101-061500- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IN TOWN AND UP TO 10 INCHES ON THE HILLSIDE. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL INCLUDING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ111-061500- /X.EXA.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH UP TO 10 INCHES EAST OF PALMER. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-061500- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ171-062145- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 945 PM AKST THU JAN 5 2012 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... A BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$
520 WWAK41 PAFC 061406 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 AKZ101-111-061515- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T1500Z/ ANCHORAGE-MATANUSKA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANCHORAGE...EAGLE RIVER...INDIAN... EKLUTNA...PALMER...WASILLA...SUTTON...CHICKALOON 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE SNOW HAS ENDED IN ANCHORAGE AND WILL END IN THE MATANUSKA VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING. $$ AKZ171-070315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.120107T0600Z-120107T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.120107T0300Z-120107T1500Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 3 AM AKST TONIGHT. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH LATE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ131-061800- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120106T1800Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION 20 TO 30 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY MID MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ141-062000- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120106T2000Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 506 AM AKST FRI JAN 6 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 14 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL SOUTH AND WEST OF GLENNALLEN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 3:50 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 5, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 6, 12:35 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 3 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Jan 6, 4:42 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Jan 6, 5:06 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 6, 7:25 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 6 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.