Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 18, 2015, 4:49 AM AKST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 18, 2015, 4:49 AM AKST (13:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2015, 12:21 PM AKST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
044 WWAK42 PAFC 181349 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 449 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 AKZ155-182300- /O.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-151218T2300Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.151218T1349Z-151218T2200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 449 AM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...ALONG THE COAST. * SNOW...2 TO 4 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER NUNIVAK ISLAND AND ALONG THE COAST...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY THROUGH THE MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FIRST ALONG THE SOUTHERN COAST...LINGERING THE LONGEST ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST TOWARD HOOPER BAY IN THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED IN FALLING 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
811 WWAK42 PAFC 182121 WSWALU URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1221 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 AKZ155-182230- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-151218T2200Z/ KUSKOKWIM DELTA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND 1221 PM AKST FRI DEC 18 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED ALONG THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. EXPECT LOCALIZED AREAS OF SHORT LIVED REDUCED VISIBILITY IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 61 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:03 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 3:10 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Dec 17, 11:32 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:41 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 72 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:41 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Dec 18, 12:42 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 27 hr |
Nearby
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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.