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Blizzard Warning 3, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 25, 2016, 1:30 PM AKST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2016, 9:00 PM AKST. It was in force for 30 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, 1:30 PM AKST (22:30 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 25, 2016, 9:00 PM AKST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2016, 3:01 AM AKST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
614 WWAK41 PAFG 252230 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 130 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 AKZ204-261500- /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.160126T0600Z-160127T1500Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 130 PM AKST MON JAN 25 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY. * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE THROUGH THE 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
065 WWAK41 PAFG 261202 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 302 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 AKZ204-270300- /O.EXT.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160127T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 302 AM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS AND SNOW WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE THROUGH THE DAY AND REMAIN POOR TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY NOON WEDNESDAY AS WINDS AND SNOW DIMINISH. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
332 WWAK41 PAFG 262201 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 101 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 AKZ204-271500- /O.CON.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160127T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 101 PM AKST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST WEDNESDAY... * BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. * WINDS...EAST AT 30 TO 40 MPH GUSTING TO 55 MPH. * TIMING...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NOON WEDNESDAY. SLOW IMPROVEMENT IN CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS WIND SPEEDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. * 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. && $$
460 WWAK41 PAFG 271201 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 301 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 AKZ204-271315- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160127T2100Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 301 AM AKST WED JAN 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 3:08 AM AKST | Blizzard Warning | AFG | 52 hr | |
| 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, 1:31 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 13 hr | |
| Jan 25, 2:10 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 14 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.