Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 10, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Mar 4, 2016, 8:59 PM AKST. It was in force for 24 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
- Mar 4, 2016, 8:59 PM AKST (05:59 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2016, 8:51 PM AKST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
442 WWAK42 PAFG 050559 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 859 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 AKZ213-051500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.160305T0559Z-160305T2100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 859 PM AKST FRI MAR 4 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * LOCATION...BERING STRAIT COAST. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO AROUND 35 MPH GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MID MORNING. THE WORST BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW AND WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. WHILE VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ABOVE ONE QUARTER MILE...STRONG WINDS AND CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH SATURDAY MID MORNING DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. 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. && $$ ET
4 follow-up statements
156 WWAK42 PAFG 051317 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 417 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 AKZ213-060100- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 417 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... * LOCATION...BERING STRAIT COAST. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOME SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
206 WWAK42 PAFG 051924 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 1024 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 AKZ213-060100- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 1024 AM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SOME SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY 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. && $$
556 WWAK42 PAFG 052322 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 222 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 AKZ213-060600- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 222 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST SUNDAY... * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...REDUCED VISIBILITIES AND VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE ON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
291 WWAK42 PAFG 060551 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 851 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 AKZ213-060700- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160306T1500Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 851 PM AKST SAT MAR 5 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 3:12 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 24 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.