Anchorage

Winds pound Turnagain Arm, Anchorage Hillside

The Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm are under a wind warning through noon Monday, the National Weather Service said.

Southeast winds of 45 to 60 mph, with gusts up to 80 mph, were expected to intensify Sunday afternoon and evening, remaining strong into Monday before tapering off, said Cynthia Kobold, a meteorologist with the Anchorage office of the National Weather Service.

By Sunday afternoon, gusts at McHugh Creek, on the Turnagain Arm, had reached 75 mph, she said.

The highest winds will hit the Anchorage Hillside on Monday morning, Kobold said.

Lower elevations in the Anchorage bowl aren’t expected to see damaging winds.

Michelle Theriault Boots

Michelle Theriault Boots is a longtime reporter for the Anchorage Daily News. She focuses on in-depth stories about the intersection of public policy and Alaskans' lives. Before joining the ADN in 2012, she worked at daily newspapers up and down the West Coast and earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon.

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