Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 23, 2014, 12:33 PM AKST. It was in force for 10 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 23, 2014, 12:33 PM AKST (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2014, 10:27 PM AKST
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
539 WWAK42 PAFC 232133 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1233 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 AKZ195-241000- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-140124T0600Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.140123T2133Z-140124T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1233 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS LOOK TO DEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS WINDS PICK UP AND SNOW INCREASES IN INTENSITY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE LATE EVENING AS WIND AND SNOW DIMINISH. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
008 WWAK42 PAFC 240053 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 AKZ195-241000- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 353 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKST FRIDAY... * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AS WINDS PICK UP AND SNOW INCREASES IN INTENSITY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE DURING THE LATE EVENING AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
129 WWAK42 PAFC 240727 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1027 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 AKZ195-240830- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-140124T1000Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1027 PM AKST THU JAN 23 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS THAT WILL SLOWLY TAPER OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY WILL STILL REMAIN BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES BUT THE WORST REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY IS OVER. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 3:45 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 22, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 23, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 23, 5:01 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Jan 23, 7:31 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 32 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.