Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 14, 2015, 4:08 AM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 14, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 18 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
- Mar 14, 2015, 4:08 AM AKDT (12:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2015, 4:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2015, 10:00 AM AKDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 WWAK42 PAFC 141208 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 408 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 AKZ195-150115- /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.150315T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 408 AM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL REDEVELOP OVER THE AREA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE MILE ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
528 WWAK42 PAFC 142342 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 AKZ195-151245- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.150315T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-151245- /O.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.150315T0600Z-150315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
725 WWAK42 PAFC 142342 CCA WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 CORRECTED PRODUCT END TIME AKZ195-151245- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.150315T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... * SNOW...ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 40 TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS OVERNIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING...BUT AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ155-151245- /O.NEW.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.150315T0600Z-150315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 342 PM AKDT SAT MAR 14 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...25 BELOW TO 40 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...VERY COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE TO PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES FROM LATE THIS EVENING INTO SUNDAY MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO RISE. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
899 WWAK42 PAFC 151238 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 438 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 AKZ155-151345- /O.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 438 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 35 BELOW ZERO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT ADVISORY LEVEL WIND CHILLS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AKZ195-151800- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 438 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW SHOWERS AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL THEN BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THIS MORNING AS SNOW SHOWERS BEGIN TO DIMINISH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE. * 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. && $$
443 WWAK42 PAFC 151801 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1001 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 AKZ195-151915- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-150315T1800Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 1001 AM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... VISIBILITIES ARE SLOWLY IMPROVING OVER THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS AND ARE NO LONGER PRODUCING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:01 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:26 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:30 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:30 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:30 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:36 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:36 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:36 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 10:11 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 14, 11:08 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 16 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:02 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:02 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:03 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:03 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 49 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:42 PM AKDT | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 13 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.