Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 5, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Oct 21, 2016, 11:20 AM AKDT. It took effect at Oct 21, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 17 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
- Oct 21, 2016, 11:20 AM AKDT (19:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 21, 2016, 4:00 PM AKDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2016, 9:17 AM AKDT
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
669 WWAK41 PAFC 211920 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 1120 AM AKDT FRI OCT 21 2016 AKZ131-220830- /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.161022T0000Z-161023T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 1120 AM AKDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT SUNDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM AKDT SUNDAY. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS MILE POST 23 TO 33. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR SATURDAY MORNING...IMPROVING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
336 WWAK41 PAFC 212339 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 PM AKDT FRI OCT 21 2016 AKZ131-221430- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.161022T0000Z-161023T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 339 PM AKDT FRI OCT 21 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT SUNDAY FOR THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS MILE POST 23 TO 33. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH INCREASING TO 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH BY SATURDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR NEAR SATURDAY MORNING...IMPROVING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
018 WWAK41 PAFC 221210 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 410 AM AKDT SAT OCT 22 2016 AKZ131-230115- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161023T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 410 AM AKDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM AKDT SUNDAY... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS MILE POST 23 TO 33. * VISIBILITY...NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. * WIND...40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...THEN DIMINISHING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SATURDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS AND WORST VISIBILITY WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS MORNING WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE 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. && $$
687 WWAK41 PAFC 221717 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 917 AM AKDT SAT OCT 22 2016 AKZ131-221830- /O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-161023T0900Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 917 AM AKDT SAT OCT 22 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:40 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:46 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 35 hr | |
| Oct 21, 5:30 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 22 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:16 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:16 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:27 PM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Oct 21, 3:27 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 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.