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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK

January 19, 2017

NWS Anchorage, AK issued this blizzard warning at Jan 19, 2017, 9:06 AM AKST. It took effect at Jan 19, 2017, 12:01 PM AKST. It was in force for 14 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 19, 2017, 9:06 AM AKST (18:06 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 19, 2017, 12:01 PM AKST
Expired
Jan 20, 2017, 2:05 AM AKST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Anchorage, AK

The text

As transmitted.

491 
WWAK42 PAFC 191806
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
906 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

AKZ155-200715-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1500Z/
/O.NEW.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.170119T1806Z-170120T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
906 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY WEST OF
BETHEL...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL...INCLUDING NUNIVAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...4-7 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM BETHEL WEST.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
  ALONG THE COAST.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS FROM
  BETHEL EAST WILL SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT WILL NOT REACH
  BLIZZARD CRITERIA. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING AND
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND THE SAME TIME WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-200715-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1200Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
906 AM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS

* SNOW...2-4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND LOWER AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY 
  WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INTENSE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS. 
  EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO FALL IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
684 
WWAK42 PAFC 192102 CCA
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
1202 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

AKZ155-200915-
/O.UPG.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1500Z/
/O.COR.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.170119T2101Z-170120T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
1202 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY WEST OF
BETHEL...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY. THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL...INCLUDING NUNIVAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...4-7 INCHES. GREATEST AMOUNTS FROM BETHEL WEST.

* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS -25 TO -45 DEGREES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH
  ALONG THE COAST.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS FROM
  BETHEL EAST WILL SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT WILL NOT REACH
  BLIZZARD CRITERIA. SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING AND
  WINDS WILL DIMINISH AROUND THE SAME TIME WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR
  BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-200915-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1200Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
1202 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS

* SNOW...2-4 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE AND LOWER AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WINDS RAPIDLY INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE JUST BEFORE NOON TODAY 
  WHICH WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY INTENSE PERIODIC SNOW SHOWERS. 
  EXPECT VISIBILITIES TO FALL IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$
237 
WWAK42 PAFC 200035
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
335 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

AKZ155-201500-
/O.CON.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170120T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
335 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AKST FRIDAY WEST
OF BETHEL...

* LOCATION...WEST OF BETHEL...INCLUDING NUNIVAK ISLAND.

* SNOW...3-6 INCHES.

* WIND CHILL...WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW
  ZERO.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH
  ALONG THE COAST.

* TIMING...SNOW AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
  THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH BLIZZARD CONDITIONS. AREAS FROM
  BETHEL EAST WILL SEE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED
  VISIBILITY AND AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW BUT WILL NOT REACH BLIZZARD
  CRITERIA. SNOW AND WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY FRIDAY MORNING WHICH
  SHOULD ALLOW FOR BLOWING SNOW CONDITIONS TO SUBSIDE.

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

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.

&&

$$

AKZ195-201200-
/O.CON.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1200Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
335 PM AKST THU JAN 19 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 AM AKST FRIDAY...

* LOCATION...THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS.

* SNOW...UP TO 3 INCHES.

* VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ONE HALF MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

* WIND...NORTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH.

* TIMING...WINDS AND PERIODS OF INTENSE SNOW SHOWERS ACCOMPANIED
  BY LOWER VISIBILITIES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL DIMINISH BY
  EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES WILL BE 
  LIMITED IN FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT
VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW
AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS.

&&

$$
487 
WWAK42 PAFC 201105
WSWALU

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
205 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017

AKZ155-201215-
/O.CAN.PAFC.BZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170120T1500Z/
KUSKOKWIM DELTA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BETHEL...HOOPER BAY...NUNIVAK ISLAND
205 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017

...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED WEST OF BETHEL...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
BLIZZARD WARNING. SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN END FOR MUCH OF THE
KUSKOKWIM DELTA BUT GUSTY WINDS ACROSS COASTAL LOCATIONS MAY
RESULT IN RE-SUSPENSION OF SNOW AND DECREASE VISIBILITY TO ONE
MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.


$$

AKZ195-201215-
/O.CAN.PAFC.WW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-170120T1200Z/
PRIBILOF ISLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SAINT PAUL
205 AM AKST FRI JAN 20 2017

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. HOWEVER, ADDITIONAL SNOW SHOWERS AND
GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF DECREASED VISIBILITY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 18, 3:41 PM AKSTWinter Weather AdvisoryAFC34 hr
Jan 18, 3:43 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 18, 3:43 PM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 18, 3:46 PM AKSTStorm WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 18, 3:52 PM AKSTGale WarningAFC36 hr
Jan 18, 3:52 PM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC48 hr
Jan 19, 3:31 AM AKSTSmall Craft AdvisoryAFC8 days
Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKSTGale WarningAFC12 hr
Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKSTHeavy Freezing Spray WarningAFC4 days

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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.