Severe Weather

Tanker's fuel transfer to Nome going smoothly so far

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy makes a pass by the tanker vessel Renda while freeing the tanker from the ice Jan. 20, 2012. The two vessels arrived just off the coast of Nome Jan. 12, 2012 for the Renda to transfer fuel to the city.

A Russian tanker that went on an ocean odyssey of 5,000 miles to deliver fuel to the iced-in city of Nome was offloading the gasoline and diesel today in what officials say is smooth sailing so far, with one possible problem avoided.

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NORTHWEST ALASKA

Fuel begins flowing from tanker to Nome

The transfer of 1.3 million gallons of fuel from a Russian tanker to fuel storage tanks in Nome is going smoothly, with one possible problem avoided. Jason Evans, board chairman of Sitnasuak Native Corp., says one potentially damaged section of hose had to be switched out early this morning.
STATE NEWS

$20.30 an hour offered for snow shovelers

The snow-heaped town of Valdez is looking to hire more people to help with a continuing effort to dig out from more than 322 inches of snow this winter.
SEVERE WEATHER

Valdez digs out from world class snowfall

Valdez is known as the snowiest place in Alaska and one of the snowiest in the world, a longtime source of local pride and a basis for well-earned bragging rights. But with half a winter still to come and history-making accumulation already for this point in the season -- 322.1 inches as of Saturday...
SEVERE WEATHER

Tricky fuel transfer awaits tanker in Nome

A Russian tanker has muscled its way through hundreds of miles of Bering Sea ice several feet thick to deliver fuel to Nome. Now comes the tricky part: getting more than a million gallons of diesel and gasoline to shore through a mile-long hose without a spill.
SEVERE WEATHER

Frozen sewer lines close Bethel schools for days

Five schools in Bethel, including the high school and the Lower Kuskokwim School District office building, are closed because of frozen sewer pipes.
ALASKA NEWSREADER

The snows of 2012: A roundup of community coverage

Big snow is the top story in local media throughout Southcentral Alaska this week. Here's a roundup of local coverage.
SEVERE WEATHER

Anchorage copes with another big snowfall

A day of heavy snowfall Thursday in Anchorage put the city at a total of 88.8 inches for the winter, as of 3 p.m. That's a record at this point in the winter, the National Weather Service says.
SEVERE WEATHER

Fearing roof collapses under snow, Valdez closes schools

Heavy snow weighing down roofs has forced Valdez to close its schools for the first time in recent memory, and with the entire city trying to dig out from one massive snowfall to the next, the school district says it is looking for more shovelers to get the schools back open by Monday.
SEVERE WEATHER

Seward Highway reopened between Anchorage and Girdwood

The Seward Highway reopened today after an overnight closure from Mile 90 to 100, according to the Alaska transportation department. The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, which connects the city of Whittier to the Alaska highway system, also opened for traffic this morning, the DOT said,
SEVERE WEATHER

Snow-weary Cordova expects more shovels by weekend

When you're trying to clear out 15 feet of snow, a regular shovel isn't going to cut it. Cordova officials have arranged with a Canadian company for an order of large, scoop-type shovels capable of moving a cubic foot of snow at a time.