Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Feb 9, 2013, 12:36 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2013, 12:45 PM 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 9, 2013, 12:36 PM AKST (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2013, 12:45 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 9, 2013, 3:59 PM AKST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
991 WWAK42 PAFC 092136 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1236 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ181-100100- /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.130209T2136Z-130210T0100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1236 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND AND SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FALSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND AND SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...FALSE PASS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * SNOW...UP TO 2 INCHES ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ155-101045- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1236 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ191-100300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1236 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ195-100300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1236 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS WIND DIMINISHES AND SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
2 follow-up statements
830 WWAK42 PAFC 092145 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1245 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ181-100100- /X.COR.PAFC.WS.W.0002.130209T2145Z-130210T0100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 1245 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON FOR FALSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WIND AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * LOCATION...FALSE PASS. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 30 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * TIMING...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...OUTDOOR ACTIVITY WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND WIND MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND/OR WIND ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ AKZ155-101100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1245 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 35 MPH EXCEPT 35 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST. BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST SATURDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ191-100300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 1245 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WIND DIMINISHES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ AKZ195-100300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1245 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS WIND DIMINISHES AND SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
499 WWAK42 PAFC 100059 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 AKZ191-100200- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ WESTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHEMYA AND AMCHITKA 359 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WHILE BLIZZARD CONDITION ARE OVER BLOWING SNOW WILL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TOMORROW. $$ AKZ181-100200- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130210T0100Z/ ALASKA PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLD BAY...SAND POINT 359 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. WINDS ARE DIMINISHING AND VISIBILITIES ARE RAPIDLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ155-101400- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T1400Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 359 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SUNDAY ALONG THE COAST... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT. * SNOW...2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ALONG THE COAST. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$ AKZ195-100300- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-130210T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 359 PM AKST SAT FEB 9 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...UP TO ONE INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING AS WIND DIMINISHES AND SNOW SHOWERS BECOME SCATTERED. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
The 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 | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 39 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 |
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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.