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Storm blasts Southcentral Alaska with wind gusts over 100 mph Published December 22, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article A storm bringing strong wind, rain and snow to Southcentral Alaska on Tuesday caused power outages from Anchorage to Whittier and damaged some homes on the Anchorage Hillside. A gust of 112 mph was reported early Tuesday in the Bear Valley area of South Anchorage. National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Kochevar said there were reports of damaged garage doors in the area. Other parts of the Anchorage Hillside experienced gusts of 60 to 100 mph Tuesday morning an...

High winds, snow expected in southcentral Alaska storm by The Associated Press Last Updated Dec 21, 2020 at 3:14 pm EDT ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Weather forecasters in Alaska have said travel between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula could be near impossible as a major winter storm is expected to bring wind gusts up to 90 mph and heavy snow. The National Weather Service issued a wind warning from Monday night to Tuesday afternoon for much of southcentral Alaska, including Anchorage and the western Kenai Peninsula, The Anchorage Daily News reported Monday. The agency also issued a blizzard warnin...

Wind gusts to 112 mph reported on Anchorage Hillside as storm blows through Southcentral Alaska --------- Update, 9 a.m. Tuesday: The storm system blowing through Southcentral Alaska on Tuesday morning is playing out mostly as forecast, with heavy winds on the Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm early Tuesday and heavy snow falling in Turnagain Pass, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dave Kochevar. Wind gusts were reported as high as 112 mph Tuesday morning in Bear Valley, Kochevar said. Winds are variable throughout the Anchorage area, but Kochevar said Hillside is seeing gusts...

Print article Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced on Friday that he directed the state transportation department to reopen a highway maintenance station on the Kenai Peninsula to improve plowing and road maintenance on the Seward and Sterling highways. The Silvertip Maintenance Station, located where the Hope and Seward highways meet, will reopen with the “equipment, personnel, and resources necessary” for the remainder of the winter snow season, Dunleavy said. The station was closed last year by the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities when the agency’s budget s...