Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 13, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Oct 30, 2012, 5:20 AM AKDT. It was in force for 23 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
- Oct 30, 2012, 5:20 AM AKDT (13:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2012, 4:05 AM AKDT
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
446 WWAK41 PAFG 301320 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 520 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 AKZ204-310000- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.121030T1320Z-121031T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 520 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION 3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. * TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY 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. && $$ AKZ206-310000- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121101T0000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 520 AM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...IN PASSES AND NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE. * SNOW...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE BROOKS RANGE. * BLOWING SNOW...NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN ATIGUN PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
048 WWAK41 PAFG 302241 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 241 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 AKZ204-311400- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 241 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...WEST 35 MPH GUSTING TO 50 MPH. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION 3 INCHES THROUGH TONIGHT. * TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW AND STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE AND CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY 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. && $$ AKZ206-311415- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121101T0000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 241 PM AKDT TUE OCT 30 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...IN PASSES AND NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE. * SNOW...6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE BROOKS RANGE. * BLOWING SNOW...NORTH WINDS TO 30 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN ATIGUN PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
970 WWAK41 PAFG 311205 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 405 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 AKZ204-311315- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121031T1400Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 405 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ206-312015- /X.CON.PAFG.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121101T0000Z/ NORTHEASTERN BROOKS RANGE- INCLUDING...ANAKTUVUK PASS...ATIGUN PASS...GALBRAITH LAKE... SAGWON...FRANKLIN BLUFFS 405 AM AKDT WED OCT 31 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON... * LOCATION...IN PASSES AND NEAR THE BROOKS RANGE. * SNOW...A STORM TOTAL OF 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVIEST AMOUNTS WILL BE IN THE BROOKS RANGE. * BLOWING SNOW...NORTH WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH WILL CAUSE VISIBILITY TO FALL TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW CONTINUE INTO THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN IMPROVE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE IN ATIGUN PASS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:48 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 11 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 72 hr | |
| Oct 30, 3:54 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 3:56 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFG | 4 days | |
| Oct 30, 4:12 AM AKDT | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 35 hr | |
| Oct 30, 8:05 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFG | 20 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:25 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 14 hr | |
| Oct 30, 2:28 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFG | 38 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.