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Blizzard Warning 2, NWS Anchorage, AK
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 THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 3:41 PM AKST | Winter Weather Advisory | AFC | 34 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:43 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:43 PM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:46 PM AKST | Storm Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:52 PM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Jan 18, 3:52 PM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:31 AM AKST | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 8 days | |
| Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKST | Gale Warning | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Jan 19, 3:32 AM AKST | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 4 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.