Alert archive / Alaska / Winter Storm Warnings in 2014
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2014, 1:38 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2014, 5:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 11 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 18, 2014, 1:38 AM AKST (10:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2014, 5:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 18, 2014, 3:58 PM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. && $$ AKZ131-182345- /X.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.140218T1300Z-140219T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 138 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM AKST TUESDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...3 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
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. $$ AKZ125-190300- /X.CON.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140219T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 900 AM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... * LOCATION...NORTH OF MOOSE PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION 6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH FROM WHITTIER THROUGH EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES THIS MORNING. WINDS INCREASING BY LATE MORNING WILL ALSO SUPPORT BLOWING SNOW. THE HEAVIEST SNOW AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. && $$
506 WWAK41 PAFC 190058 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 358 PM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 AKZ125-190200- /X.CAN.PAFC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140219T0300Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 358 PM AKST TUE FEB 18 2014 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELED NORTH OF MOOSE PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT HAS ENDED AND SNOWFALL RATES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANT. $$
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 | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| 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, 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.