Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2016, 3:08 AM AKST. It was in force for 52 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 25, 2016, 3:08 AM AKST (12:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2016, 6:45 AM AKST
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
888 WWAK42 PAFG 251208 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 308 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 AKZ213-260300- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160126T1500Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.160125T1208Z-160127T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 308 AM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH CONDITIONS DETERIORATING THROUGH THE DAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
476 WWAK42 PAFG 252229 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 129 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 AKZ213-261500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160127T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 129 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST TUESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING...WINDS WILL PEAK OVERNIGHT BUT REMAIN STRONG THROUGH WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE EVENING WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT EXPECTED TUESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
822 WWAK42 PAFG 261213 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 313 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 AKZ213-270300- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160127T2100Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 313 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...SNOW CONTINUES TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING HOWEVER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN STRONG TODAY THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. SNOW IS EXPECTED INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING AND COMBINED WITH THE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE CONDITIONS TO DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$
203 WWAK42 PAFG 262204 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 104 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 AKZ213-271500- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160128T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 104 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SNOW ENDS BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
628 WWAK42 PAFG 270013 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 313 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 AKZ213-271500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160128T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 313 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN VISIBILITY IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS SNOW ENDS BUT STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. 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. && $$ AKZ207-271500- /O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0012.160127T0013Z-160127T1500Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 313 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * LOCATION...NORTH OF KIVALINA. * BLOWING SNOW...WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * WINDS...NORTH GUSTING TO 45 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS AND LOW VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW ARE NOW OCCURING. THE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS WINDS DECREASE. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
480 WWAK42 PAFG 271226 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 326 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 AKZ207-271330- /O.CAN.PAFG.WW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-160127T1500Z/ CHUKCHI SEA COAST- INCLUDING...POINT HOPE...SHISHMAREF...KIVALINA...ESPENBERG 326 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ AKZ213-280300- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160128T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 326 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHEAST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * SNOW...ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THIS EVENING AS SNOW DIMINISHES HOWEVER THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH BLOWING SNOW REDUCING VISIBILITY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP AGAIN THURSDAY EVENING AS SNOW MOVING BACK INTO THE AREA COMBINES WITH ALREADY STRONG WINDS TO PRODUCE VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS LATE THURSDAY EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$ AKZ214-280300- /O.NEW.PAFG.WW.Y.0013.160128T0300Z-160128T1800Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 326 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...WIND AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
173 WWAK42 PAFG 271545 WSWWCZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 645 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 AKZ213-271645- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160128T0300Z/ ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND BERING STRAIT COAST- INCLUDING...GAMBELL...SAVOONGA...BREVIG MISSION...TELLER... WALES...DIOMEDE 645 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$ AKZ214-280300- /O.CON.PAFG.WW.Y.0013.160128T0300Z-160128T1800Z/ YUKON DELTA- INCLUDING...MOUNTAIN VILLAGE...EMMONAK...ALAKANUK...KOTLIK... PILOT STATION...ST MARYS...SCAMMON BAY...MARSHALL...NUNAM IQUA... PITKAS POINT 645 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM AKST THURSDAY... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES. * SNOW...1 TO 3 INCHES. * TIMING...WIND AND SNOW WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE GREATLY REDUCED AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT ONE OR MORE WINTER WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 4:09 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:09 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 10 hr | |
| Jan 25, 4:11 AM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 34 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:30 PM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 38 hr | |
| Jan 25, 1:31 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 hr |
Nearby
Blizzard Warnings in Alaska, 2016Every blizzard warning in 2016
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.