Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 6, 2014, 4:01 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 14 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
- Feb 6, 2014, 4:01 PM AKST (01:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2014, 1:30 PM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
365 WWAK41 PAFC 070101 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 401 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 AKZ125-071400- /X.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.140207T1200Z-140208T1400Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.140207T0900Z-140208T0400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 401 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM AKST FRIDAY SOUTH OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 PM AKST FRIDAY SOUTH OF MOOSE PASS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...SOUTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING SEWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 13 INCHES BY FRIDAY EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH WIND 20 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY EVENING. CONDITIONS WILL THEN IMPROVE FRIDAY NIGHT AS SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-071400- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.140207T1500Z-140208T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 401 PM AKST THU FEB 6 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY ... * SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH BECOMING EAST FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
4 follow-up statements
671 WWAK41 PAFC 071412 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 512 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ125-080215- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140208T0400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 512 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * LOCATION...SOUTH OF MOOSE PASS INCLUDING SEWARD. * SNOW...INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-080215- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.140207T1500Z-140208T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 512 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
653 WWAK41 PAFC 071500 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 559 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ125-080315- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140208T0400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 559 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-080315- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.140207T1500Z-140208T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 559 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
322 WWAK41 PAFC 071518 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 617 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ125-080345- /X.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140208T0400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 617 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * SNOW...INCREASING IN INTENSITY THIS MORNING WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES BY THIS EVENING. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ171-080345- /X.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.140207T1500Z-140208T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 617 AM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST WINDS 20 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO A COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. && $$
136 WWAK41 PAFC 072230 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 130 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 AKZ125-072330- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-140208T0400Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 130 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED INTO THE LOWER TO MID 30S ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND. THIS HAS RESULTED IN IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ121-080300- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.140207T2230Z-140208T0300Z/ WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KENAI...SOLDOTNA...HOMER... COOPER LANDING 130 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING ALONG KACHEMAK BAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. * LOCATION...ALONG KACHEMAK BAY INCLUDING HOMER AND SELDOVIA. * SNOW...2 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE BEING OBSERVED IN THE KACHEMAK BAY AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS AND SNOWFALL WILL THEN BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS WE HEAD INTO THE EVENING HOURS LEADING TO IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ171-081130- /X.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140208T1400Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 130 PM AKST FRI FEB 7 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...NORTH TO EAST 20 TO 45 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS MORNING. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS SATURDAY BEFORE DIMINISHING. * 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:00 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:35 AM AKST | High Wind Warning | AFC | 19 hr | |
| Feb 7, 4:52 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Feb 7, 1:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 8 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.