Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 6, 2012, 1:52 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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
- Feb 6, 2012, 1:52 PM AKST (22:52 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 6, 2012, 11:34 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
600 WWAK42 PAFG 062252 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 152 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 AKZ213-070300- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.120206T2252Z-120207T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 152 PM AKST MON FEB 6 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. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITY SHOULD * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
422 WWAK42 PAFG 070103 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 403 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 AKZ213-070300- /X.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 403 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY AND STRONGEST WIND WILL BE THROUGH 6 PM. THE VISIBILITY WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
145 WWAK42 PAFG 070234 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 534 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 AKZ213-070600- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T0600Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 534 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE LOWEST VISIBILITY AND STRONGEST WIND WILL BE THROUGH 9 PM. THE VISIBILITY WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE TONIGHT AS THE STRONG WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$
844 WWAK42 PAFG 070547 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 847 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 AKZ213-070900- /X.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 847 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT... THE BLIZZARD WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...SAVOONGA. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DIMINISH BY AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...BLOWING SNOW WILL CAUSE WHITEOUT CONDITIONS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
061 WWAK42 PAFG 070834 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1134 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 AKZ213-070945- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120207T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1134 PM AKST MON FEB 6 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ RT FEB 11
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 8:01 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 9 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:28 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 hr | |
| Feb 6, 5:00 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 7 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:36 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Feb 6, 1:37 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 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.