Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 7, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Nov 28, 2016, 3:50 PM AKST. It took effect at Nov 29, 2016, 6:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 15 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
- Nov 28, 2016, 3:50 PM AKST (00:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 29, 2016, 6:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Nov 29, 2016, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
630 WWAK41 PAFC 290050 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2016 AKZ131-291400- /O.UPG.PAFC.BZ.A.0005.161129T1500Z-161130T0600Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.161129T1500Z-161130T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 350 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 9 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE BLIZZARD WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2-5 INCHES...BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY IN TOWN COULD REACH ONE HALF MILE. * WIND...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 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. && $$ AKZ145-291400- /O.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.161129T0900Z-161130T1600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 350 PM AKST MON NOV 28 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... * LOCATION...BROAD PASS AND NORTH. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS WILL MODERATE SOME DURING THE DAY TUESDAY THEN DROP AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT. ADVISORY CONDITIONS SHOULD END WEDNESDAY AFTER WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
3 follow-up statements
908 WWAK41 PAFC 291250 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 350 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 AKZ131-300200- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.161129T1500Z-161130T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 350 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. VISIBILITY IN TOWN COULD REACH ONE-HALF MILE. * WIND...NORTH 30 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS 50 TO 70 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND LAST THROUGH THE LATE EVENING HOURS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY 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. && $$ AKZ145-300200- /O.CON.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161130T1600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 350 AM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM AKST WEDNESDAY THROUGH BROAD PASS AND NORTH... * LOCATION...BROAD PASS AND NORTH. * WIND...NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. * WIND CHILL VALUES...30 TO 45 BELOW ZERO. * TIMING...LOW WIND CHILL READINGS WILL MODERATE SOME THIS AFTERNOON THEN DROP AGAIN TONIGHT. ADVISORY CONDITIONS SHOULD END WEDNESDAY AFTER WINDS DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...INCREASED RISK OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. && $$
380 WWAK41 PAFC 300039 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 AKZ145-300145- /O.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161130T1600Z/ SUSITNA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TALKEETNA...WILLOW...CANTWELL 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THROUGH BROAD PASS AND NORTH... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR WIND CHILL VALUES TO GRADUALLY RISE ABOVE CRITICAL CRITERIA. $$ AKZ131-300600- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161130T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 339 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING FROM KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...KEYSTONE CANYON TO THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE-QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTH 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THROUGH THE PASS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THIS EVENING....WITH IMPROVING VISIBILITY AT THE PASS. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW MAY PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS AT TIMES. DRIVING MAY BECOME VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
210 WWAK41 PAFC 300607 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 907 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 AKZ131-300715- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-161130T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 907 PM AKST TUE NOV 29 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED... BLIZZARD CONDITIONS HAVE COME TO AN END. HOWEVER AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND KEYSTONE CANYON...LOCALLY REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE MILE AT TIMES. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 25 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:00 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 8 days | |
| Nov 28, 3:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:43 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 23 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:43 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Nov 28, 3:43 PM AKST | Wind Chill Advisory | AFC | 68 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 4 days | |
| Nov 29, 3:42 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 60 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:42 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Nov 29, 3:42 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 48 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.