Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2014
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 17, 2014, 3:53 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 5 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 17, 2014, 3:53 PM AKST (00:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 4:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2014, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
977 WWAK41 PAFC 180053 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM TO IMPACT PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING SOUTH OF THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE TO THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY. THE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF ALASKA AND PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND IS HIGHLY UNSTABLE...WHICH WILL HELP PRODUCE INTENSE SNOWFALL RATES WHERE THE HEAVIEST BANDS DEVELOP. WHILE THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT HEAVY SNOW WILL DEVELOP...THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY AS TO BOTH TIMING OF WHEN HEAVIEST SNOW OCCURS AS WELL AS THE LOCATION OF THE HEAVY SNOW. THE MOST LIKELY AREAS TO SEE THE HEAVIEST SNOW...APPROACHING 1 TO 2 FEET TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY...ARE FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM AND INCLUDING GIRDWOOD. AKZ131-181400- /X.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.140218T1300Z-140219T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 353 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT AND PERSISTS INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE DRY CHARACTER OF THE SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR-WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * 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. && $$ AKZ125-181400- /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.A.0002.140218T1500Z-140219T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 353 PM AKST MON FEB 17 2014 ...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW...12 TO 24 INCHES...HEAVIEST NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. * VISIBILITY...POSSIBLY REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW DEVELOPS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. WINDS DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH HEAVY SNOW DIMINISHING TO LIGHT SNOW WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW... SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THIS WEATHER SITUATION. PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS WEATHER EVENT SHOULD BEGIN NOW. && $$
3 follow-up statements
933 WWAK41 PAFC 181038 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 138 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 AKZ125-182345- /X.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0002.140218T1500Z-140219T1500Z/ /X.NEW.PAFC.WS.W.0002.140218T1400Z-140219T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 138 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 18 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES DURING THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS DEVELOPING BY LATE MORNING. SNOW AND WIND WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ AKZ131-182345- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.140218T1300Z-140219T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 138 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
226 WWAK41 PAFC 181400 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 AKZ131-190100- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140219T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 500 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 5 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. WHILE BRISK WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE WELL INTO THIS EVENING...SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND ALLOW FOR SOME IMPROVEMENT TO THE VISIBILITY. * 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. && $$ AKZ125-190300- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140219T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 500 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... * LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. * SNOW...11 TO 19 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING BY LATE MORNING WILL ALSO SUPPORT BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$ JAM
505 WWAK41 PAFC 181800 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 900 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 AKZ131-181900- /X.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-140219T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 900 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PASS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. $$ AKZ125-190300- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140219T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 900 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... * LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING BY LATE MORNING WILL ALSO SUPPORT BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 3:53 PM AKST | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 10 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 18, 1:38 AM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 18, 4:00 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 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.