Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 7, 2015, 5:00 AM AKST. It took effect at Feb 7, 2015, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 12 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 7, 2015, 5:00 AM AKST (14:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 7, 2015, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 8, 2015, 9:00 AM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
877 WWAK41 PAFC 071400 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 500 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 AKZ141-071500- /O.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-150207T2100Z/ COPPER RIVER BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GLENNALLEN...EUREKA...MCCARTHY... PAXSON...SLANA 500 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE COPPER RIVER BASIN. THERE MAY BE A FEW ISOLATED GUSTS THROUGH THE MORNING. $$ AKZ171-080300- /O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0002.150208T0000Z-150208T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.150208T0600Z-150208T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 500 AM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...4 TO 9 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH EXCEPT 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. STEADY SNOW WILL THEN MOVE IN FROM THE GULF THIS EVENING AND SPREAD WESTWARD ACROSS THE ISLAND OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE STEADY SNOW ARRIVES RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING LEADING TO IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
088 WWAK41 PAFC 080103 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 403 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 AKZ171-081430- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.150208T0600Z-150208T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 403 PM AKST SAT FEB 7 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... * SNOW...4 TO 7 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH EXCEPT 40 TO 55 MPH ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING BEFORE STEADY SNOW MOVES IN FROM THE GULF LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE STEADY SNOW ARRIVES RESULTING IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY MORNING LEADING TO IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$
290 WWAK41 PAFC 081358 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 458 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 AKZ171-081800- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150208T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 458 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST THIS MORNING ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT... * LOCATION...ALONG SHELIKOF STRAIT. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES ACCUMULATION. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS WILL BECOME MORE INTERMITTENT BY LATER THIS MORNING. MEANWHILE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH. BOTH OF THESE WILL LEAD TO IMPROVING VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
320 WWAK41 PAFC 081756 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 856 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 AKZ171-081900- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150208T1800Z/ KODIAK ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...KODIAK CITY 856 AM AKST SUN FEB 8 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 3:11 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Feb 6, 3:11 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 6, 3:27 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Feb 6, 3:27 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Feb 6, 4:02 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Feb 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Feb 7, 3:26 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Feb 7, 6:58 AM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Feb 7, 9:24 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 18 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:59 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Feb 7, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 days | |
| Feb 7, 2:59 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Feb 7, 2:59 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 61 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.