ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) – Hurricane force winds tore through the Mat-Su Valley overnight with more extreme winds expected through Saturday and into Sunday.
A First Alert Weather Day has been issued for today and tomorrow morning for the Mat-Su as winds up to 84 miles per hour were recorded in Palmer and up to 75 miles per hour in Wasilla. These winds have caused widespread power outages across Southcentral and will remain a threat into Sunday. A High Wind Warning will remain across the Mat-Su until Monday afternoon, while Anchorage down to Kenai will remain under a High Wind Advisory through Monday afternoon.
Southeast Alaska is already feeling the impacts of heavy snow after Haines recorded 9 inches of snow as of this afternoon. Sunday and Monday are First Alert Weather Days for Juneau as heavy portions of snow begin to transition from rain by early Sunday morning. Other areas, like Haines have seen quite the snow accumulation, with even more expected across the region as early as tonight…