Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 4, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 15, 2015, 12:49 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2015, 7:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 7 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 15, 2015, 12:49 PM AKDT (20:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2015, 7:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2015, 2:07 AM AKDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
607 WWAK41 PAFC 152049 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1249 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 AKZ125-161330- /O.UPG.PAFC.WS.A.0001.150316T0300Z-150316T2100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.150316T0300Z-150316T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 1249 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT MONDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. LOCAL AREAS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY FROM MOOSE PASS NORTHWARD. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS INLAND AREAS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN IN COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW INLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING AROUND NOON MONDAY IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...ENDING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
862 WWAK41 PAFC 160010 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 AKZ125-161315- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.150316T0300Z-150316T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 410 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON AKDT MONDAY... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM. LOCAL AREAS OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE SEWARD HIGHWAY FROM MOOSE PASS NORTHWARD. * SNOW...8 TO 15 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION...HEAVIEST AMOUNTS INLAND AREAS. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES DUE TO SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WIND...EAST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THROUGH PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH OR CHANGE TO RAIN IN COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ALL SNOW INLAND. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING AROUND NOON MONDAY IN PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...ENDING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$ AKZ145-161315- /O.NEW.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.150316T0800Z-150317T0800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 410 PM AKDT SUN MAR 15 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKDT MONDAY NIGHT FOR WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT AKDT MONDAY NIGHT. * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL BEGINS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. && $$
258 WWAK41 PAFC 161007 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 207 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 AKZ125-161115- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-150316T2000Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 207 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND EASTERN TURNAGAIN ARM HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ AKZ145-162315- /O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-150317T0800Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 207 AM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT AKDT TONIGHT WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY... * LOCATION...WEST OF THE PARKS HIGHWAY. * SNOW...6 TO 12 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL BEGINS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND LASTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF BY MIDNIGHT MONDAY. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT...HEAVIER SNOWFALL WILL CAUSE LIMITED VISIBILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 14, 4:10 PM AKDT | Winter Storm Watch | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:25 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 15, 3:25 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:25 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:41 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:41 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 37 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Mar 15, 3:00 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | 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.