Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 14, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 15, 2014, 10:24 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 16, 2014, 6:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 11 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 15, 2014, 10:24 PM AKDT (06:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2014, 6:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2014, 5:29 PM AKDT
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
041 WWAK42 PAFC 160624 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1024 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 AKZ155-161930- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.140316T1300Z-140317T0200Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.140316T1300Z-140317T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1024 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM AKDT SUNDAY WEST OF BETHEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM AKDT SUNDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND COMBINE WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING 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. && $$ AKZ161-161930- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.140316T1000Z-140316T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1024 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO NOON AKDT SUNDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL START DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL BE HEAVIEST SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL START TO MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE AND LIMIT FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ195-160800- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140316T0800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1024 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT... * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS A FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW MAY MIX WITH RAIN AROUND MIDNIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
4 follow-up statements
469 WWAK42 PAFC 160755 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1155 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 AKZ155-162100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.140316T1300Z-140317T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1155 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM AKDT SUNDAY WEST OF BETHEL... * LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND COMBINE WITH STRONG EASTERLY WINDS TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW COULD BE HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE DURING THE EVENING AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ195-161300- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140316T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1155 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKDT SUNDAY... * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL BEGIN TO MIX WITH RAIN BY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$ AKZ161-162000- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.140316T1000Z-140316T2000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 1155 PM AKDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKDT SUNDAY NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY UP TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE EAST INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW WILL START DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL BE HEAVIEST SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL START TO MIX WITH RAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE AND LIMIT FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
608 WWAK42 PAFC 161252 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 452 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 AKZ195-161400- /X.EXP.PAFC.WW.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-140316T1300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 452 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM AKDT EARLY THIS MORNING... THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS HAS MOVED OFF TO THE EAST WHICH HAS ALLOWED VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE. $$ AKZ155-170100- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.140316T1400Z-140317T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 452 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF BETHEL... * LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...BLOWING SNOW WILL LAST INTO THE EVENING WHEN CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ161-170100- /X.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140317T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 452 AM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM AKDT THIS AFTERNOON NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON WHEN THE SNOW WILL START TO MIX WITH RAIN WHICH WILL ALLOW VISIBILITIES TO INCREASE AND LIMIT FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATION. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. && $$
121 WWAK42 PAFC 170000 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 AKZ161-170100- /X.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140317T0100Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS CANCELLED NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. A WARM FRONT HAS BEEN PUSHING THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS...LEADING TO WARMER TEMPERATURES AND DIMINISHING WINDS. LOCALIZED AREAS NORTH AND WEST OF KING SALMON WILL CONTINUE TO SEE GUSTY WINDS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS THE WARM FRONT PUSHES FURTHER INLAND AND WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. $$ AKZ155-170300- /X.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140317T0300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 400 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING WEST OF BETHEL... * LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL * SNOW...UP TO AN ADDITIONAL 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE EARLY THIS EVENING AS THE WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTH AND DIMINISH IN INTENSITY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING 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. && $$
110 WWAK42 PAFC 170129 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 529 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 AKZ155-170230- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0014.000000T0000Z-140317T0300Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 529 PM AKDT SUN MAR 16 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED WEST OF BETHEL... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW IS BEGINNING TO TAPER OFF AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE AREA. ALTHOUGH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE COME TO AN END...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES TO ONE MILE OR LESS AT TIMES WILL BE OBSERVED NORTH OF BETHEL THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATER IN THE EVENING AS WINDS AND SNOW CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 15, 4:12 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:00 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray 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.