Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 7, 2012, 1:12 PM AKST. It was in force for 5 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
- Jan 7, 2012, 1:12 PM AKST (22:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2012, 5:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
005 WWAK42 PAFG 072212 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 112 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ213-080300- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.120107T2212Z-120108T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 112 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...FOR THE AREA NEAR SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THROUGH EARLY SAT EVENING * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
1 follow-up statement
175 WWAK42 PAFG 080251 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 551 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 AKZ213-080400- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120108T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 551 PM AKST SAT JAN 7 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ RT JAN 12
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 4:39 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Jan 7, 4:59 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFG | 71 hr |
Nearby
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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.