Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 19, 2014, 10:31 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 20, 2014, 1:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 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
- Jan 19, 2014, 10:31 AM AKST (19:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 20, 2014, 1:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2014, 1:31 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219 WWAK42 PAFC 191931 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1031 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...A STRONG LOW WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PRIBILOF ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE LOW WILL TRACK TOWARDS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. AKZ195-201430- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.140120T1000Z-140121T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1031 AM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...EXPECT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$ PLD/EZ
3 follow-up statements
533 WWAK42 PAFC 200114 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 414 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...A STRONG LOW WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PRIBILOF ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. THE LOW WILL TRACK TOWARDS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND BY MONDAY EVENING. AKZ195-201515- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.140120T1000Z-140121T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 414 PM AKST SUN JAN 19 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM AKST MONDAY... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...4 TO 8 INCHES...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING BEFORE WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...EXPECT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
014 WWAK42 PAFC 201307 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...A STRONG LOW WILL BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO PRIBILOF ISLANDS... A NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE EASTERN BERING SEA EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL BRING SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH WILL PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. THE LOW WILL TRACK TOWARDS SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND THIS EVENING. AKZ195-210215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140121T0700Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 407 AM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...THROUGHOUT THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES...EXPECT SIGNIFICANT DRIFTING OF SNOW. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES AND WINDS PEAKING IN THE LATE MORNING AND LASTING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. * IMPACTS...EXPECT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE 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. && $$
523 WWAK42 PAFC 202231 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 131 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...A STRONG LOW WILL BRING LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW TO PRIBILOF ISLANDS... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TOWARD SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND TONIGHT BRINGING SNOW AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS PRODUCING BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. BY TUESDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL BE LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF SAINT LAWRENCE ISLAND. AKZ195-211500- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140121T0700Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0005.140120T2231Z-140121T1500Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 131 PM AKST MON JAN 20 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHWEST 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS...WITH SNOWFALL RATES AND WINDS PEAKING IN THE EVENING AND LASTING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE TUESDAY MORNING AS WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND THE SNOW TAPERS OFF. * IMPACTS...EXPECT WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$ PLD
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 19, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.