Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 16, 2015, 3:52 PM AKDT. It took effect at Mar 17, 2015, 9:00 AM AKDT. It was in force for 10 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 16, 2015, 3:52 PM AKDT (23:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2015, 9:00 AM AKDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2015, 7:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
013 WWAK42 PAFC 162352 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 352 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 AKZ161-170100- /O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-150317T0000Z/ BRISTOL BAY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KING SALMON...DILLINGHAM...NAKNEK... PILOT POINT 352 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED FOR INLAND AREAS... SNOW IS CURRENTLY ENDING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ACROSS INLAND AREAS OF BRISTOL BAY. $$ AKZ195-171300- /O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0003.150317T1500Z-150318T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.150317T1700Z-150318T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 352 PM AKDT MON MAR 16 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM AKDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM AKDT TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS TUESDAY AND WILL COMBINE WITH STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN SEVERE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY WEAKEN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
3 follow-up statements
485 WWAK42 PAFC 171241 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 AKZ195-180145- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.150317T1700Z-150318T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 441 AM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW...2 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY MID MORNING TODAY. COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS...THIS WILL PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL RESULT IN SEVERE VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL DIMINISH IN INTENSITY AND WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY WEAKEN BY EARLY TUESDAY EVENING...ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * 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. && $$
184 WWAK42 PAFC 172347 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 347 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 AKZ195-180300- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150318T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 347 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM AKDT THIS EVENING... * SNOW...AN ADDITIONAL INCH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 25 TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW INTENSITY WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE EVENING ENDING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
613 WWAK42 PAFC 180300 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 700 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 AKZ195-180400- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-150318T0300Z/ PRIBILOF ISLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL 700 PM AKDT TUE MAR 17 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SNOW AND WINDS HAVE BOTH STARTED TO DIMINISH LEADING TO IMPROVING VISIBILITY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 4:10 PM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 28 hr | |
| Mar 15, 6:29 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 9 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:34 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:34 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:45 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:45 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:45 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:45 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 6 days | |
| Mar 16, 4:32 AM AKDT | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Mar 16, 10:57 AM AKDT | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:08 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 14 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:21 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:21 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:21 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:21 PM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 16, 3:34 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 16, 3:34 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.