Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 1, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 1, 2016, 4:50 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 1, 2016, 3:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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
- Jan 1, 2016, 4:50 AM AKST (13:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 1, 2016, 3:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2016, 4:49 AM AKST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
286 WWAK41 PAFC 011350 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 450 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 AKZ131-020300- /O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0001.160102T0000Z-160102T1400Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.160102T0000Z-160102T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 450 AM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING FOR THOMPSON PASS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM AKST SATURDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...12 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 8PM AND 2AM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
403 WWAK41 PAFC 020132 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 432 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 AKZ131-021500- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160102T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 432 PM AKST FRI JAN 1 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SATURDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...10 TO 16 INCHES OF SNOW. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...EAST WIND 20 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...STEADY SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY OVERNIGHT. THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BETWEEN 9PM AND 3AM. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
266 WWAK41 PAFC 021349 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 449 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 AKZ131-021500- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-160102T1500Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 449 AM AKST SAT JAN 2 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS. THE STRONG WEATHER FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE THOMPSON PASS AREA AND ALLOWED THE WINDS TO SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH...ENDING THE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 4:01 PM AKST | Blizzard Watch | AFC | 13 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:12 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:13 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:13 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:13 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:27 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:27 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:27 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:27 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 1, 9:32 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 6 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:16 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 17 hr | |
| Jan 1, 10:16 AM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 5 hr | |
| Jan 1, 11:47 AM AKST | Areal Flood Advisory | AFC | 72 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.