Alert archive / Alaska / Blizzard Warnings in 2016
Blizzard Warning 9, NWS Fairbanks, AK
NWS Fairbanks, AK issued this blizzard warning at Feb 26, 2016, 8:43 PM AKST. It was in force for 7 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
- Feb 26, 2016, 8:43 PM AKST (05:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2016, 4:09 AM AKST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Fairbanks, AK
The text
As transmitted.
911 WWAK41 PAFG 270543 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 843 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 AKZ203-271500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-160228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.160227T0543Z-160228T0300Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE...KUPARUK 843 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. * LOCATION...FROM DEADHORSE EAST. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * 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. && $$ AKZ204-271500- /O.UPG.PAFG.WW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-160228T0300Z/ /O.NEW.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.160227T0543Z-160228T0300Z/ EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 843 PM AKST FRI FEB 26 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN BLOWING SNOW. * WINDS...EAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN BLOWING SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...VISIBILITY WILL BE VERY POOR AND SNOW WILL ACCUMULATE INTO DRIFTS. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TRAVEL AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES WILL BE DIFFICULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS IN BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND VERY POOR VISIBILITIES ARE OCCURRING OR EXPECTED. && $$
1 follow-up statement
358 WWAK41 PAFG 271309 WSWNSB URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FAIRBANKS AK 409 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 AKZ203-204-271415- /O.CAN.PAFG.BZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160228T0300Z/ CENTRAL BEAUFORT SEA COAST-EASTERN BEAUFORT SEA COAST- INCLUDING...NUIQSUT...PRUDHOE BAY...ALPINE...DEADHORSE... KUPARUK...KAKTOVIK...FLAXMAN ISLAND 409 AM AKST SAT FEB 27 2016 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FAIRBANKS HAS CANCELLED THE BLIZZARD WARNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING...FALLING SNOW HAS ENDED AND VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Fairbanks, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 4:26 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFG | 24 hr | |
| Feb 27, 1:37 PM AKST | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFG | 39 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:11 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 15 hr | |
| Feb 27, 2:16 PM AKST | Wind Advisory | AFG | 37 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.