Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2013
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 6, 2013, 3:57 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2013, 10:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 3 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 6, 2013, 3:57 PM AKST (00:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2013, 10:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2013, 1:23 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
749 WWAK41 PAFC 070057 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 357 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013 A STRONG WEATHER FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH GULF COAST ON THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG EAST WINDS AND PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL TO THE EAST KENAI PENINSULA. WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WITH BLOWING SNOW THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM BEGINNING LATE THURSDAY MORNING. AKZ125-071900- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0007.130207T2100Z-130208T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.130207T1900Z-130208T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 357 PM AKST WED FEB 6 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...7 TO 14 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...WILL BE BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THURSDAY MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INTENSIFIES. VISIBILITIES SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
143 WWAK41 PAFC 071312 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 412 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 AKZ125-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.130207T1900Z-130208T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 412 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INTENSIFIES. VISIBILITIES SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
008 WWAK41 PAFC 071756 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 856 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 AKZ125-080300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.130207T1900Z-130208T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 856 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...5 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WINDS 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE LATE THIS MORNING AS WINDS INCREASE AND SNOW INTENSIFIES. VISIBILITIES SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE IN THE EVENING AS WINDS DIMINISH. * 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. && $$ AKZ141-080700- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.130208T0000Z-130208T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 856 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SOUTH OF TONSINA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM AKST FRIDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SOUTH OF TONSINA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$ AKZ145-080700- /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.130207T2100Z-130208T1500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 856 AM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY BY LATE THIS MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL SHIFT TO ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * 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. && $$
428 WWAK41 PAFC 072223 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 123 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 AKZ125-072330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-130208T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 123 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND ALONG TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. VISIBILITY WILL CONTINUE TO BE OCCASIONALLY REDUCED BY MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. $$ AKZ141-081030- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.130208T0000Z-130208T1400Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 123 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST FRIDAY ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SOUTH OF TONSINA... * LOCATION...ALONG THE RICHARDSON HIGHWAY SOUTH OF TONSINA. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 6 TO 12 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON AND INTENSIFY DURING THE EVENING HOURS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS BEFORE TAPERING OFF TOWARD 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. && $$ AKZ145-081030- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130208T1500Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 123 PM AKST THU FEB 7 2013 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 5 TO 10 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE SUSITNA VALLEY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. DURING THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL SHIFT TO ALONG AND EAST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 8:56 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 7, 9:40 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Feb 7, 9:40 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 54 hr |
Nearby
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.