Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 8, 2013, 4:02 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 28 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, 2013, 4:02 PM AKST (01:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2013, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2013, 7:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
664 WWAK41 PAFC 090102 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 402 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM TO AFFECT SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA THIS WEEKEND... .A LARGE WINTER STORM WILL MOVE NORTH OVER SOUTHERN ALASKA LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THIS WEEKEND. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO AFFECT NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND AND THE WESTERN SUSITNA VALLEY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. AKZ131-091415- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.130209T1200Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 402 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ....BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 7 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT 2 TO 4 FEET. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. MINOR IMPROVEMENTS IN WINDS AND VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ141-091415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.130209T1500Z-130210T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 402 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FROM TONSINA SOUTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...FROM TONSINA SOUTH. * SNOW...9 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH MUCH LIGHTER ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-091415- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.130209T0900Z-130210T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 402 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...4 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT AND MOVE NORTH TO THE WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING. SNOW WILL RE-DEVELOP MAINLY NORTH OF TALKEETNA SATURDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
842 WWAK41 PAFC 091339 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 439 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ131-100245- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 439 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST SUNDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 2 FEET. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ141-100245- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.130209T1500Z-130210T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 439 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY FROM TONSINA SOUTH... * LOCATION...FROM TONSINA SOUTH. * SNOW...9 TO 18 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-100245- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 439 AM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
594 WWAK41 PAFC 100109 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 409 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ145-101600- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.130210T1500Z-130211T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 409 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS CANCELLED WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NORTH OF TALKEETNA...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WHILE LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOWFALL AGAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ141-100215- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-130210T1500Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 409 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ131-101600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 409 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 2 FEET. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * 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. && $$
839 WWAK41 PAFC 100200 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ131-101600- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 2 FEET. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-101600- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.130210T1500Z-130211T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 500 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WHILE LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOWFALL AGAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
139 WWAK41 PAFC 100311 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 609 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ131-101600- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 609 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-101715- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.130210T1500Z-130211T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 609 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM AKST SUNDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...WHILE LIGHT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...HEAVIER SNOW WILL BEGIN SUNDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOWFALL AGAIN. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
006 WWAK41 PAFC 101608 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 708 AM AKST SUN FEB 10 2013 AKZ131-101715- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-130210T1600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 708 AM AKST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... STRONG WINDS HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. VERY LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDDAY. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ145-110300- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-130211T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 708 AM AKST SUN FEB 10 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TO LIGHT SNOWFALL THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this blizzard warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this blizzard warning went out at Feb 8, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 1:45 PM AKST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
145 PM AKST FRI FEB 8 2013
.ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS...
THE OVERALL WEATHER PATTERN IS IN THE PROCESS OF AMPLIFYING AND
BECOME MORE ACTIVE. A DEEP LONGWAVE TROUGH IS DIGGING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL BERING SEA...OPENING THE DOOR FOR VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR TO
SPILL SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE BERING STRAIT. FURTHER TO THE EAST...A
NORTHEAST PACIFIC RIDGE IS RAPIDLY BUILDING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF
OF ALASKA. BETWEEN THESE MAJOR FEATURES...A 140+ KT SOUTHERLY JET IS
TRANSPORTING LARGE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE TOWARD ALASKA FROM LOWER
LATITUDES. A STRONG WAVE HAS DEVELOPED ALONG THIS BROAD BAROCLINIC
ZONE OVER THE NORTH PACIFIC. THE LOW WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 967 MB
IS NOW LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND IS
MOVING TO THE NORTH/NORTHEAST TOWARD MAINLAND ALASKA. WAY OUT
WEST...A SLOW-MOVING LOW NEAR THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE KAMCHATKA
PENINSULA IS MAKING STEADY PROGRESS EASTWARD. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT IS
RACING WELL OUT AHEAD OF THE LOW AND WILL BE IMPACTING THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
.MODEL DISCUSSION...
THE GLOBAL AND REGIONAL ATMOSPHERIC MODELS ARE IN ABOVE-AVERAGE
AGREEMENT WITH THE OVERALL EVOLUTION OF THE MAIN FEATURES OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT THE AFOREMENTIONED NORTH
PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK NORTHWARD AND MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. AN ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND
HEAVY PRECIPITATION TO THE COASTLINES AROUND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA. THE
SAME FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHWEST ALASKA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND
INTERACT WITH COLDER AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE REGION TO LIKELY PRODUCE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE AND THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA. BY SUNDAY MORNING...AS THE LOW CENTER TRACKS TOWARD
NOME...PRESSURE RISES WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN ALASKA FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AND BRING A SECONDARY PEAK TO PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE
REGION.
.SHORT TERM FORECAST...
SOUTHCENTRAL...AS MENTIONED ABOVE...THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPACT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL BE CONFINED TO COASTAL
LOCATIONS. WITH STRONG AND MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT PRECIPITATION
TOTALS SHOULD BE SIGNIFICANT ACROSS THE PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND REGION.
THANKFULLY...MOST SEA-LEVEL LOCATIONS WILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO MIX WITH
OR CHANGE TO RAIN BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE EXCEPTION WILL LIKELY BE
THE VALDEZ AREA WHERE TEMPERATURES EVEN IN TOWN WILL LIKELY STAY COLD
ENOUGH TO SUPPORT MOSTLY SNOWFALL THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ADDITIONALLY...WITH STRONG JET SUPPORT PROPELLING THE FRONT
INLAND...STRONG WINDS SHOULD COMBINE WITH THE HEAVY FALLING SNOW TO
PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. ADDITIONALLY...THE
FRONT WILL PRODUCE A VERY STRONG GRADIENT THROUGH BOTH EASTERN AND
WESTERN SECTIONS OF TURNAGAIN ARM AS WELL AS PORTAGE VALLEY...LEADING
TO WARNING LEVEL WINDS DURING THE DAY SATURDAY. BY SUNDAY...AS
MENTIONED ABOVE...THE LOW CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE NORTHWARD
PROGRESS TOWARD NOME. THIS WILL REVERSE THE COOK INLET GRADIENT AND
ALLOW RESIDUAL (BELOW WARNING LEVEL) WINDS IN TURNAGAIN ARM TO BEGIN
TO AFFECT THE ANCHORAGE AREA. ACCOMPANYING THESE WINDS WILL BE
COOLING TEMPERATURES AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF SNOW. AT THIS POINT IT
LOOKS LIKE SNOWFALL ACROSS THE REGION IN THIS SECOND PHASE OF THE
STORM WILL BE LIMITED TO AN INCH OR TWO AT MOST LOCATIONS...BUT THIS
WILL BE MONITORED IN SUBSEQUENT FORECAST CYCLES.
SOUTHWEST MAINLAND...NORTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE ALREADY BEGINNING TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA IN ADVANCE OF THE STRONG LOW. AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW ARE ALREADY REDUCING VISIBILITIES OVER PARTS OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA...A CONDITION THAT WILL PERSIST BEFORE GETTING MUCH
WORSE AND MORE WIDESPREAD IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS THE FRONT
APPROACHES. WITH THE LOW CENTER EXPECTED TO PASS JUST EAST OF BETHEL
SATURDAY EVENING...SECTIONS ALONG THE DELTA COAST WILL VERY LIKELY
SEE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW REMAIN IN THE AREA. ACROSS THE
BRISTOL BAY ZONE...CONDITIONS WILL GO STEADILY DOWNHILL TONIGHT AS
STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW ACCOMPANY THE ADVANCE OF THE WEATHER
FRONT. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON
AS NORTHEASTERLY WINDS KEEP TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. A SECOND PUNCH COMES TO THE BRISTOL BAY ZONE
SATURDAY EVENING AS STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RAPIDLY DROPPING
TEMPERATURES WRAP AROUND THE BOTTOM OF THE LOW CENTER.
BERING SEA AND ALEUTIANS...TWO DIFFERENT STORMS WILL IMPACT OPPOSITE
SIDES OF THE BERING SEA OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE STRONG LOW
AFFECTING MAINLAND ALASKA WILL KEEP THE EASTERN BERING SEA IN GENERAL
NORTHERLY FLOW AND STRONG COLD AIR ADVECTION. THE INTERACTION OF TWO
UPPER LEVEL FEATURES IS BEGINNING TO DEVELOP A STRETCHING
AXIS/DEFORMATION BAND NEAR/OVER THE CENTRAL BERING. RESULTING LIGHT
TO MODERATE SNOWFALL WILL COMBINE WITH THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES TO LIKELY PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE
PRIBILOFS BEGINNING THIS EVENING. WAY OUT WEST...A SEPARATE LOW SOUTH
OF THE KAMCHATKA PENINSULA WILL SEND A FRONT STRETCHING WELL TO THE
EAST OVER THE COMING DAYS. WITH NOTABLY COLD AIR IN PLACE ACROSS THE
REGION...TEMPERATURES SHOULD STAY BELOW FREEZING OVER THE WESTERN
ALEUTIANS AS THE REMNANTS OF THIS FRONT IMPACT THE AREA. AS A
RESULT...A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WESTERN ALEUTIANS
BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT.
.LONG TERM FORECAST...
THE LONG-TERM MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST A VERY ACTIVE PATTERN ACROSS
SOUTHERN ALASKA. THE OVERALL PATTERN WILL BE CHARACTERIZED BY A
PERSISTENT UPPER LOW SOUTH OF THE BERING STRAIT THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK WITH SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WITH NUMEROUS EMBEDDED
DISTURBANCES. AS A RESULT...MUCH OF SOUTHERN ALASKA WILL SEE MULTIPLE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL BEGINNING SUNDAY AND
CONTINUING THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.
.AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY
PUBLIC...BLIZZARD WARNING 131 155 161 191 195
HIGH WIND WARNING 101 125
MARINE...STORM 120
GALE 125 129 127 128 130 132 136 137 138 140 141 150 155 160
165 170 171 172 175 176 179 180 185
HEAVY FREEZING SPRAY 160 165 170 179 185
FIRE WEATHER...NONE
AMD FEB 13In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 8, 10:30 AM AKST, 5 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1030 AM AKST FRI FEB 08 2013
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
1027 AM SNOW 14 ESE SKWENTNA 61.94N 150.99W
02/08/2013 M5.0 INCH AK TRAINED SPOTTER
BENTALIT LODGE REPORTS 5 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24
HOURS
1000 PM SNOW 22 ESE PUNTILLA 61.99N 152.10W
02/07/2013 M12.0 INCH AK AIRPLANE PILOT
PILOT REPORTS 12 INCHES OF SNOW AS OF 945 PM.
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DSTRICKLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 8, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:02 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 8, 4:05 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 9, 12:36 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 3 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.