Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 2, 2013, 4:01 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 2, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 26 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 2, 2013, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 2, 2013, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 3, 2013, 7:58 PM AKST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
109 WWAK42 PAFC 030101 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA... .A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND TRACK ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AKZ195-031500- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0006.130203T0600Z-130203T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.130203T0300Z-130203T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 401 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
742 WWAK42 PAFC 030755 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1055 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA... .A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THIS EVENING AND TRACK ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO BRISTOL BAY SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. AKZ195-032100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130204T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1055 PM AKST SAT FEB 2 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST SUNDAY... * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
605 WWAK42 PAFC 031325 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 425 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA... .A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL TRACK ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AKZ195-040100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130204T0100Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 425 AM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. * 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. && $$
242 WWAK42 PAFC 040100 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE CENTRAL BERING SEA... .A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL CONTINUE TRACKING ACROSS THE ALEUTIAN CHAIN INTO BRISTOL BAY TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW...NORTHERLY WINDS...AND BLOWING SNOW TO THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS THROUGH THIS EVENING. AKZ195-040600- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130204T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 400 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING...THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE AS THE WINDS WEAKEN. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
328 WWAK42 PAFC 040458 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 758 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 AKZ195-040600- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-130204T0600Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 758 PM AKST SUN FEB 3 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE NORTHERLY WINDS HAVE WEAKENED AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE DIMINISHED AS THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKS INTO BRISTOL BAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 2, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 3, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.