Updated Dec. 8, 3:24 p.m.
What you need to know:
- A high wind warning for the Matanuska Valley was extended through early Tuesday, with gusts of up to 75 mph, and most Mat-Su schools will remain closed. Subzero air temperatures were expected to move in early Wednesday.
- More than 10,000 households and businesses were affected by power outages as of midday Monday, with some outages lasting multiple days. An emergency shelter at the Menard Center in Wasilla was expected to remain open.
- Most Mat-Su schools were closed Monday. District officials said any Tuesday closures would be announced by late Monday.
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WASILLA — Most Mat-Su schools will be closed for a second day as a high wind warning was extended into Tuesday for the Mat-Su, and more than 10,000 households and businesses remained without power.
Schools across most of the region will remain closed Tuesday “due to ongoing high wind, electrical outages, and the time needed to make sure all facilities and school buses are ready for normal operations,” Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District officials said in a release…