Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 8, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Dec 7, 2016, 3:30 PM AKST. It took effect at Dec 8, 2016, 9:00 AM AKST. It was in force for 12 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
- Dec 7, 2016, 3:30 PM AKST (00:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2016, 9:00 AM AKST
- Expired
- Dec 8, 2016, 9:00 PM AKST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted.
459 WWAK41 PAFC 080030 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 330 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2016 AKZ131-081500- /O.CAN.PAFC.WC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-161208T2100Z/ /O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.161208T1800Z-161209T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 330 PM AKST WED DEC 7 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM AKST THURSDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY FROM CURRENT LEVELS THURSDAY MORNING. SNOW WILL DEVELOP BY MID-MORNING THURSDAY AND INTENSIFY BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
242 WWAK41 PAFC 081336 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 436 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 AKZ131-090245- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.161208T1800Z-161209T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 436 AM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...5 TO 8 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT CURRENT LEVELS AS SNOW DEVELOPS BY MID-MORNING. SNOW WILL INTENSIFY BY THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * IMPACTS...SNOWFALL COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW WILL PRODUCE WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS. DRIVING WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ALL TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. && $$
787 WWAK41 PAFC 090107 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 407 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 AKZ131-090600- /O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161209T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 407 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM AKST THIS EVENING THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... * LOCATION...THOMPSON PASS. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WIND...NORTHEAST 35 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE BY LATE THIS EVENING AS SNOW TAPERS OFF. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. * 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. && $$
476 WWAK41 PAFC 090604 WSWAER URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 904 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 AKZ131-090715- /O.EXP.PAFC.BZ.W.0008.000000T0000Z-161209T0600Z/ NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS 904 PM AKST THU DEC 8 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED THROUGH THOMPSON PASS... GUSTY WINDS CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH SOME LOCALIZED LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING SNOW. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 7, 3:03 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 3 days | |
| Dec 7, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Dec 7, 3:03 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 63 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:31 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:52 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 8, 3:52 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 11 hr | |
| Dec 8, 4:00 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Dec 8, 7:34 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 hr | |
| Dec 8, 10:57 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 29 hr | |
| Dec 8, 10:57 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 5 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.