Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 6, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Apr 18, 2015, 8:49 AM AKDT. 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
- Apr 18, 2015, 8:49 AM AKDT (16:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 18, 2015, 9:03 PM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
036 WWAK42 PAFC 181649 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 849 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 AKZ155-190600- /O.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-150419T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.150418T1649Z-150419T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 849 AM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST FROM KIPNUK NORTH. * SNOW...STORM TOTAL 3 TO 6 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW WILL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY... BEFORE IMPROVING LATE TONIGHT. * 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
710 WWAK42 PAFC 182356 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 356 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 AKZ155-190600- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150419T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 356 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM AKDT THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK... * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS EVENING WHEN WIND AND SNOWFALL WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW MAY STILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
093 WWAK42 PAFC 190503 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 903 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 AKZ155-190615- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-150419T0600Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 903 PM AKDT SAT APR 18 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST NORTH OF KIPNUK... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. WINDS HAVE BEGUN TO DECREASE ALONG THE KUSKOKWIM COAST. BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MORNING ...HOWEVER VISIBILITY IN THESE AREAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE ONE HALF MILE AND WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 12:11 AM AKDT | Storm Warning | AFC | 15 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 59 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:57 AM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Apr 18, 4:00 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Apr 18, 7:51 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 7 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:07 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Apr 18, 3:07 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 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.