Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 23, 2015, 4:10 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 13 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
- Dec 23, 2015, 4:10 AM AKST (13:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 24, 2015, 3:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 3:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
583 WWAK42 PAFC 231310 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 AKZ155-240415- /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.151224T1300Z-151224T2200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 410 AM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM AKST THURSDAY. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...EXCEPT A HALF MILE AT TIMES INLAND. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS TO 40 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH...AND VISIBILITY IMPROVES BY THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
443 WWAK42 PAFC 240059 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 359 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 AKZ155-241500- /O.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.151224T1200Z-151224T2200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 359 PM AKST WED DEC 23 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 1 PM AKST THURSDAY ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...EXCEPT A HALF MILE AT TIMES INLAND. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH. GUSTS TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR FROM EARLY TO LATE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH...AND VISIBILITY IMPROVES BY THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
446 WWAK42 PAFC 241356 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 456 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 AKZ155-250100- /O.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 456 AM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH. * SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...A QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES...EXCEPT A HALF MILE AT TIMES INLAND. * WIND...EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...STRONGEST ALONG THE COAST. * TIMING...SNOW AND INCREASING WINDS...ALONG WITH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW...WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE SNOW AND WINDS DIMINISH...AND VISIBILITY IMPROVES BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL 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. && $$
355 WWAK42 PAFC 250051 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 351 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 AKZ155-250200- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-151225T0100Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 351 PM AKST THU DEC 24 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS BEGUN TO TAPER OFF THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST OF THE KUSKOKWIM DELTA LEADING TO AN IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE AREA. HOWEVER...LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED TO FALL INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH THE EVENING WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS OF 35 TO 50 MPH TO CREATE BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED TO BELOW A MILE AT TIMES BUT THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:16 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:16 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:24 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:01 PM AKST | Dense Fog Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:11 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:12 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 23, 3:13 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.