Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 11, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 27, 2015, 3:55 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 16 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 27, 2015, 3:55 PM AKST (00:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 28, 2015, 12:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2015, 4:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253 WWAK41 PAFC 280055 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 355 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 AKZ131-281400- /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.151228T0900Z-151229T0300Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 355 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...7 TO 13 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...20 TO 35 MPH...EXCEPT 35 TO 45 MPH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...WIND AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS IMPROVE. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL THROUGH THE PASS WILL BE 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. && $$ AKZ145-281400- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.151228T0900Z-151229T0300Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 355 PM AKST SUN DEC 27 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY FOR WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW FOR WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM AKST MONDAY. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN BY MIDNIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
5 follow-up statements
784 WWAK41 PAFC 281358 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 AKZ131-290100- /O.EXT.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151229T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY WHILE WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BUT THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-290300- /O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AND NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AS WELL AS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL THEN SHIFT TO AREAS NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TALKEETNA LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
802 WWAK41 PAFC 281358 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 AKZ131-290100- /O.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151229T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 14 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INTENSIFY WHILE WINDS INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON BUT THE HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND EARLY EVENING. * 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. && $$ AKZ145-290300- /O.EXT.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 458 AM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AND NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY AS WELL AS NORTH OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...8 TO 14 INCHES STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATION. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL THEN SHIFT TO AREAS NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TALKEETNA LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
615 WWAK41 PAFC 290053 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 AKZ131-290200- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151229T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE WEATHER FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PASS HAS PASSED THE AREA AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$ AKZ145-291400- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MORNING. * TIMING...THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TALKEETNA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
682 WWAK41 PAFC 290053 CCA WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 CORRECTED ZONE 145 HEADLINE AKZ131-290200- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151229T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE WEATHER FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PASS HAS PASSED THE AREA AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$ AKZ145-291400- /O.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MORNING. * TIMING...THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TALKEETNA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
120 WWAK41 PAFC 290053 CCB WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 CORRECTED ZONE 145 HEADLINE AKZ131-290200- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0011.000000T0000Z-151229T0100Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE WEATHER FRONT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE PASS HAS PASSED THE AREA AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING. $$ AKZ145-291400- /O.COR.PAFC.WW.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-151229T1400Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 353 PM AKST MON DEC 28 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY NORTH OF TALKEETNA... * LOCATION...NORTH AND WEST OF TALKEETNA. * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES BY MORNING. * TIMING...THE AREA OF HEAVIEST SNOW WILL BE NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TALKEETNA THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 3:09 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:09 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 27, 3:55 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 41 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:10 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:10 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:10 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:35 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 28, 3:35 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 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.