ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It’s a wintry mess Friday across Southcentral and areas of the Interior. A few avalanches occurred overnight across the state, with the avalanche danger remaining high in Southcentral. While rain, freezing rain and snow are still impacting Alaskans, the bigger impacts are shifting to the roads through the day.
Schools closed on Friday throughout the Anchorage School District and the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District due to rain and freezing conditions. All schools in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District are closed except Glacier View School. Elementary and middle school activities are canceled, and any updates on high school after-school activities will be shared by noon on Monday.
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson is also on mission essential reporting for Friday.
12:45 p.m. – Parks Highway partially closes
From Talkeetna to Trapper Creek, the Parks Highway is closed to commercial vehicles due to multiple accidents, causing it to be “impassable,” according to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. The closure is expected to last until 4:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – Seward focuses on sanding roads, some areas experiencing flooding
Doug Schoessler, the Public Works Director in Seward, says they are experiencing flooding on several roads on Friday morning…