Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2015
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 21, 2015, 3:08 PM AKST. It took effect at Feb 21, 2015, 6:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 11 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
- Feb 21, 2015, 3:08 PM AKST (00:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 21, 2015, 6:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2015, 4:32 AM AKST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
672 WWAK41 PAFG 220008 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2015 AKZ201-221200- /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.150222T0300Z-150222T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 308 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...MAINLY FROM POINT LAY EAST. * VISIBILITY...NEAR ZERO IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES * TIMING...HARSHEST CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
865 WWAK41 PAFG 220541 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 841 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2015 AKZ201-221500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150222T1800Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 841 PM AKST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM AKST SUNDAY. * LOCATION...MAINLY FROM POINT LAY EAST. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES * TIMING...HARSHEST CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
797 WWAK41 PAFG 221332 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 432 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 AKZ201-230100- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150222T1800Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0231.150222T1332Z-150223T0300Z/ WESTERN ARCTIC COAST- INCLUDING...WAINWRIGHT...ATQASUK...POINT LAY...CAPE LISBURNE 432 AM AKST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...MAINLY FROM POINT LAY EAST. * VISIBILITY...ONE HALF MILE OR LESS IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST 20 TO 30 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING. * 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 WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 6:47 PM AKST | Freezing Rain Advisory | AFG | 17 hr | |
| Feb 21, 7:33 PM AKST | Winter Storm Warning | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 22, 4:32 AM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFG | 16 hr | |
| Feb 22, 1:47 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Feb 22, 2:46 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 23 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.