Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 6, 2013, 3:50 PM AKST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2013, 9:00 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
- Mar 6, 2013, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2013, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2013, 7:28 AM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
978 WWAK41 PAFC 070050 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 AKZ131-071445- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.130308T0600Z-130308T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 350 PM AKST WED MAR 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THURSDAY TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION 5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
490 WWAK41 PAFC 071408 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 508 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ131-080315- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.130308T0600Z-130308T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 508 AM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
719 WWAK41 PAFC 080117 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 417 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 AKZ131-081545- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.130308T0600Z-130308T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 417 PM AKST THU MAR 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM AKST FRIDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION 5 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY 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. && $$
066 WWAK41 PAFC 081358 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ131-082000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130308T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 458 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM AKST THIS MORNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS DECREASE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
754 WWAK41 PAFC 081628 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 728 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 AKZ131-081730- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-130308T2000Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 728 AM AKST FRI MAR 8 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 3:49 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 40 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 6, 4:06 PM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | ||
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:57 AM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Mar 7, 7:20 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 7, 12:35 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 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.