Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 18, 2013, 4:50 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 35 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 18, 2013, 4:50 AM AKST (13:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2013, 5:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
638 WWAK42 PAFC 181350 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 AKZ195-190300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T0300Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 450 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM AKST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS INCLUDING SAINT PAUL AND SAINT GEORGE. * SNOW...UP TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW IS ALREADY BEING OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION FROM RECENT SNOWFALL AND THIS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS...OCCASIONALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO BELOW ONE MILE. THE WORST CONDITIONS HOWEVER LOOK TO DEVELOP EARLY THIS EVENING AS STEADIER SNOW OVERSPREADS THE REGION. POOR CONDITIONS ARE THEN EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT AND MUCH OF SATURDAY BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-190100- /X.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130119T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 450 AM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON INLAND... * LOCATION...INLAND AREAS OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. THE ARRIVAL OF CLOUD COVER LATER TODAY IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES WIND CHILL VALUES. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$ JM
8 follow-up statements
003 WWAK42 PAFC 190105 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 405 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 AKZ155-191500- /X.EXP.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-130119T0100Z/ /X.EXB.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T2200Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 405 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG THE COAST... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKST SATURDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-191500- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T0300Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 405 PM AKST FRI JAN 18 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST SATURDAY... * SNOW...UP TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING AND THROUGH THE DAY SATURDAY BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
939 WWAK42 PAFC 191313 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 413 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ155-200330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T2200Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 413 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PEAK IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE STRONGEST WINDS DEVELOP. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-200330- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 413 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THROUGH TODAY BEFORE WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
588 WWAK42 PAFC 191858 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ155-200800- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T1900Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING AND PEAK IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-200600- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.130119T1858Z-130120T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 958 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$
777 WWAK42 PAFC 192055 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1153 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ155-200900- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.130119T1900Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1153 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING AND PEAK IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1153 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO 4 INCHES ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-200600- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.130119T2053Z-130120T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1153 AM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO TWO TENTHS OF AN INCH. * TIMING...STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND INTENSIFY THROUGHOUT THE MORNING HOURS. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$
841 WWAK42 PAFC 200100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ155-200900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILES OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WEAKEN SLIGHTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND SNOW INTENSITY DIMINISHES THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 400 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST... * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$
106 WWAK42 PAFC 200334 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 634 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ195-200445- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 634 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED UP AND VISIBILITIES WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ AKZ155-200900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 634 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-200600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 634 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH AND WEST... * LOCATION...HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST. A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST WEST OF DILLINGHAM. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * ICE ACCUMULATION...UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH. * TIMING...STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. ICE ACCUMULATIONS MAY MAKE SURFACES VERY SLIPPERY. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW...SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING. && $$
275 WWAK42 PAFC 200605 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 905 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ161-200715- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-130120T0600Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 905 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FROM DILLINGHAM NORTH AND WEST... A WARM FRONT HAS LIFTED NORTH OF THE REGION...BRINGING AN END TO FREEZING RAIN AND ACCUMULATING SNOW TO LOW ELEVATION LOCATIONS. $$ AKZ155-200900- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T0900Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 905 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKST TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION 2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
656 WWAK42 PAFC 200859 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1159 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 AKZ155-201400- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130120T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1159 PM AKST SAT JAN 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...LITTLE TO NO SNOW ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE PERIODS OF WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 50 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 17, 9:15 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
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Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2013Every blizzard warning in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.