Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 12, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 13, 2014, 5:16 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 13, 2014, 6:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 16 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 13, 2014, 5:16 AM AKDT (13:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2014, 6:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2014, 10:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
615 WWAK41 PAFC 131316 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 516 AM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...STRONG STORM TO BRING SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THREAT TO KODIAK ISLAND AND KACHEMAK BAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PIVOTING SOUTH OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL INTENSIFY AND TRACK JUST EAST OF THE ISLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING UP COOK INLET ON FRIDAY. COLD WINDS WRAPPING IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSITION PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. AKZ171-140230- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.140314T0300Z-140314T1800Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.140314T0200Z-140314T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 516 AM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKDT FRIDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND. * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...SOUTH AND WEST END OF THE ISLAND...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...ACROSS THE SOUTH TO WEST PART OF KODIAK ISLAND...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY...THE REDUCED VISIBILITY THREAT WILL BE DURING THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS THURSDAY INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG WELL INTO THE DAY FRIDAY...SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND HELP OVERALL VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. * 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. && $$ AKZ121-140230- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.140314T0900Z-140315T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 516 AM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY INCLUDING THE HOMER BLUFF. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...RAIN WILL MIX WITH WET SNOW AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY TODAY. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT TOWARDS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE WEST WITH PRECIPITATION EXPECTED TO CHANGE TO ALL SNOW. WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY ALONG WITH SNOW INTENSITY TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK TO DIMINISH EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FALLING AND/OR BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITIES. THIS CAN LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AND MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. && $$ JAM
3 follow-up statements
547 WWAK41 PAFC 140004 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 404 PM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...STRONG STORM TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO KODIAK ISLAND AND KACHEMAK BAY... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RAPIDLY STRENGTHENING SOUTHEAST OF KODIAK ISLAND WILL TRACK NORTH JUST EAST OF THE ISLAND THIS EVENING BEFORE MOVING UP COOK INLET ON FRIDAY. ARCTIC AIR WITH STRONG WINDS WRAPPING IN BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL TRANSITION PRECIPITATION TO ALL SNOW AND PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY. THE WORST CONDITIONS START WITH SOUTHWEST KODIAK ISLAND THIS EVENING AND THEN TRANSITIONS NORTH AND TO KACHEMAK BAY FRIDAY AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND. AKZ121-141315- /X.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0011.140314T0900Z-140315T0300Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.140314T1500Z-140315T0800Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 404 PM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM FRIDAY TO MIDNIGHT AKDT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY INCLUDING THE HOMER BLUFF. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH FRIDAY MORNING BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * TIMING...RAIN TONIGHT WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH SNOW DURING THE MORNING. AS THE RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW...WINDS WILL BEGIN SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND THEN WEST WITH SNOW CHARACTER BECOMING INCREASINGLY DRIER WITH TIME. WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY ALONG WITH SNOW INTENSITY TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY BEGINNING FIRST NEAR SELDOVIA DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND THEN EXPAND NORTH TO INCLUDE ALL OF THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-141315- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.140314T0200Z-140314T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 404 PM AKDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT FRIDAY... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND AND AFOGNAK ISLAND. * SNOW...3 TO 12 INCHES...HIGHEST AMOUNTS TOWARD AFOGNAK ISLAND...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES NEAR KODIAK CITY. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...ACROSS THE SOUTH TO WEST PART OF KODIAK ISLAND...RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW BY EARLY THIS EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY AT TIMES. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ISLAND INCLUDING KODIAK CITY...THE REDUCED VISIBILITY THREAT WILL BE DURING THE LATE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN RATHER STRONG WELL INTO THE DAY FRIDAY... SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH DURING THE MORNING HOURS AND HELP OVERALL VISIBILITY TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
691 WWAK41 PAFC 141254 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 454 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 AKZ121-150200- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.140314T1700Z-140315T0800Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 454 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY INCLUDING THE HOMER BLUFF. * SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH MID TO LATE MORNING TRENDING WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WITH THE STORM SYSTEM HAVING SLOWED A BIT OVERNIGHT... RAIN IS NOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW NEAR THE OUTER BAY MID MORNING BEFORE SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD TO ENVELOP THE REMAINDER OF KACHEMAK BAY THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY ALONG WITH SNOW INTENSITY TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM WEAKENS. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-141800- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140314T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 454 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * LOCATION...KODIAK ISLAND AND AFOGNAK ISLAND. * SNOW...UP TO 4 ADDITIONAL INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL END FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST DURING THE MORNING HOURS AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO COOK INLET. WHILE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG MUCH OF THE DAY TODAY...SNOW INTENSITY WILL DIMINISH AND ALLOW FOR IMPROVED VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ JAM
407 WWAK41 PAFC 141804 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1004 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 AKZ171-141915- /X.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0012.000000T0000Z-140314T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 1004 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... STEADY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LOCALIZED AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ121-150715- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0013.000000T0000Z-140315T0800Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 1004 AM AKDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT AROUND KACHEMAK BAY... * LOCATION...AROUND KACHEMAK BAY INCLUDING THE HOMER BLUFF. * SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 MPH MID TO LATE MORNING TRENDING WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WITH THE STORM SYSTEM HAVING SLOWED A BIT OVERNIGHT... RAIN IS NOW EXPECTED TO BEGIN TRANSITIONING TO SNOW NEAR THE OUTER BAY MID MORNING BEFORE SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD TO ENVELOP THE REMAINDER OF KACHEMAK BAY THE LATTER PART OF THE MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE MARKEDLY ALONG WITH SNOW INTENSITY TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WITH SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY. THESE CONDITIONS LOOK TO SLOWLY DIMINISH DURING THE LATE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM WEAKENS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 12, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 12, 4:03 PM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 13, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.