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Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 13, 2015, 5:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Dec 13, 2015, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 106 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 13, 2015, 5:06 AM AKST (14:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 13, 2015, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 13, 2015, 7:46 PM AKST
- In force
- 106 min
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
154
WWAK41 PAFC 131406
WSWAER
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
506 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015
AKZ125-140315-
/O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.151214T0300Z-151214T1500Z/
WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD...
MOOSE PASS
506 AM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015
...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
MONDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST
MONDAY.
* LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM.
* SNOW...3 TO 6 INCHES.
* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES.
* WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
* TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL START THIS EVENING AND BECOME
MORE INTENSE AFTER MIDNIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE 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.
&&
$$2 follow-up statements
569 WWAK41 PAFC 140044 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 344 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 AKZ125-141500- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.151214T0300Z-151214T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 344 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST MONDAY FOR PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... * LOCATION...PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM. * SNOW...5 TO 10 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH DURING THE EVENING. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP BY EARLY EVENING BEFORE INCREASING IN INTENSITY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING AND THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF. * IMPACTS...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
062 WWAK41 PAFC 140446 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 746 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 AKZ125-140600- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-151214T1500Z/ WESTERN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WHITTIER...SEWARD...GIRDWOOD... MOOSE PASS 746 PM AKST SUN DEC 13 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE PORTAGE VALLEY AND TURNAGAIN ARM... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 3:51 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:31 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Hurricane Force Wind Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:47 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 3:54 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Dec 13, 2:58 PM AKST | Storm 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.