Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 24, 2014, 11:48 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 7 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 24, 2014, 11:48 PM AKST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2014, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 25, 2014, 1:20 PM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
915 WWAK42 PAFC 250848 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1148 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL SWING A STRONG FRONT OVER THE AREA FROM EAST TO WEST TODAY AND SUNDAY. INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. AKZ185-252200- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.140125T1500Z-140126T0100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 1148 PM AKST FRI JAN 24 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AROUND AND JUST AFTER MID-DAY BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SLACKEN AND TEMPERATURES WARM DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
713 WWAK42 PAFC 251350 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...STRONG FRONT TO BRING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE NORTHERN PACIFIC WILL SWING A STRONG FRONT OVER THE AREA FROM EAST TO WEST TODAY AND SUNDAY. INCREASING WINDS COMBINED WITH FALLING SNOW WILL BRING A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. AKZ185-260100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.140125T1500Z-140126T0100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 450 AM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING. SNOWFALL WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING AND GRADUALLY INCREASE IN INTENSITY. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS BEGIN TO SLACKEN AND TEMPERATURES WARM DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH SHOULD DIMINISH THE BLIZZARD THREAT. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
706 WWAK42 PAFC 252220 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 AKZ185-252330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140126T0100Z/ EASTERN ALEUTIANS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UNALASKA...NIKOLSKI 120 PM AKST SAT JAN 25 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE MID 30S NEAR UNALASKA...THUS ENDING THE BLOWING SNOW AND BLIZZARD THREAT. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO RAIN BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 24, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 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.