Winds up to 80 mph knock out power to thousands in Anchorage and Mat-Su

Windy weather that began late Wednesday knocked out power to thousands of residents and businesses around Southcentral Alaska before transitioning to snow Thursday morning.

The system spun up south of Cook Inlet and moved into the Susitna Valley by Thursday morning, leading to gusts over 90 mph at Arctic Valley, over 80 mph on the Anchorage Hillside, and close to 60 mph in the Anchorage Bowl, according to the🍃Gusts up to 60 mph for the Anchorage Bowl is expected. Higher elevations of Anchorage Hillside & Eagle River can experience gusts of 80 mph. A High Wind Warning is in effect til 5 AM. Tree limbs & loose debris could cause property damage.

The weather service said winds should diminish Thursday as the system moves north. Snow is expected to be relatively brief at lower elevations in Anchorage but heavier in the Matanuska and Susitna valleys as well as more interior areas. The forecast was calling for 1 to 2 feet of snow along the Richardson Highway through Thompson Pass through and just to the north of Thompson Pass, 7 to 14 inches for the northern and western portions of the Susitna Valley and as much as 4 to 8 inches north and east of Palmer.

Heavy snow on the Kenai Peninsula led to school closures in the Seward and Moose Pass areas and a two-hour delay in the Homer area. In Mat-Su, schools in the Upper Susitna Valley shifted to remote learning due to poor road conditions.

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