Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 21, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at May 15, 2015, 12:16 AM AKDT. It was in force for 9 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
- May 15, 2015, 12:16 AM AKDT (08:16 UTC)
- Expired
- May 15, 2015, 8:53 AM AKDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
361 WWAK41 PAFG 150816 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1216 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2015 AKZ203-151800- /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0021.150515T0816Z-150515T1800Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 1216 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM AKDT THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. * TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
1 follow-up statement
103 WWAK41 PAFG 151653 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 853 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2015 AKZ203-151800- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0021.000000T0000Z-150515T1800Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 853 AM AKDT FRI MAY 15 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 5:35 PM AKDT | Flood Watch | AFG | 4 days | |
| May 15, 12:18 AM AKDT | High Wind Warning | AFG | 9 hr | |
| May 15, 2:46 AM AKDT | Wind Advisory | AFG | 32 hr | |
| May 15, 8:26 AM AKDT | Red Flag Warning | AFG | 13 hr | |
| May 15, 2:06 PM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 12 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.