Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2012
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 8, 2012, 1:38 PM AKST. It was in force for 6 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 8, 2012, 1:38 PM AKST (22:38 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2012, 8:06 PM AKST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
982 WWAK42 PAFG 082238 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 138 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 AKZ213-090900- /X.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.120208T2238Z-120209T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 138 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT FOR THE BERING STRAIT COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT. * LOCATION...BERING STRAIT COAST. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
015 WWAK42 PAFG 090506 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 806 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 AKZ213-090615- /X.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-120209T0900Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 806 PM AKST WED FEB 8 2012 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE WIND HAS DIMINISHED ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST THIS EVENING AND THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 2:26 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 48 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:28 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 59 hr | |
| Feb 8, 2:44 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 47 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.