Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 19, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2012, 6:56 PM AKST. It was in force for 17 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 23, 2012, 6:56 PM AKST (03:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2012, 12:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
287 WWAK41 PAFG 240356 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 656 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 AKZ203-241500- /X.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-121224T2100Z/ /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.121224T0356Z-121224T2100Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 656 PM AKST SUN DEC 23 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST MONDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITY...IS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
552 WWAK41 PAFG 241214 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 314 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ203-242100- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121224T2100Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 314 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW CAUSING LOW VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
456 WWAK41 PAFG 242055 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1155 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 AKZ203-242200- /X.EXP.PAFG.BZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121224T2100Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1155 AM AKST MON DEC 24 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY... THE BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT NOON AKST TODAY. WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE NOW DECREASING AND VISIBILITY IS IMPROVING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:18 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 46 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:18 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Dec 24, 4:27 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Dec 24, 5:13 AM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 3 hr | |
| Dec 24, 7:55 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 21 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.