Grit, dust, melting snow – and lots of sunshine: It’s springtime in Alaska
Springtime in Southcentral Alaska means different things to different people. The snow is melting, birds have returned, and the landscape will green up — well, in a while.
Weather
The National Weather Service is replacing Alaska jobs with automated stations
Million dollar Finnish machines -- not people -- will launch balloons at weather stations across the state.
Watch high winds whip snow off Penguin Ridge
Lots of dry snow atop the Chugach peaks and high winds lead to dramatic blowing snow.
There’s plenty of fuel, food and beer. But people trapped by Hatcher Pass avalanche are getting antsy.
Ten people remained at Hatcher Pass Lodge on the second day the road to it was closed by avalanche danger. Some hoped to ski out.
Avalanche danger closes road to Hatcher Pass, stranding 10
Authorities don't expect the road to be reopened until Wednesday. Heavy mountain snow also prompted avalanche warnings.
Heavy snowfall and high winds on Kenai Peninsula trigger unusual avalanche warning
A fresh dump of snow -- more than than 2 feet in Turnagain Pass -- prompted avalanche forecasters to warn of dangerous conditions from Seward to Summit Lake through the weekend.
More than 2 feet of snow blankets parts of the Kenai Peninsula and it’s still falling
The heaviest snowfall was expected in Moose Pass and south.
Oddly soothing: Watch as a plow clears a snowy Anchorage street
Here's a drone's-eye view of snowplowing in South Anchorage.
Up to 3,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled in ‘critical habitat’ north of Kodiak
A dock collapsed in Port William under hurricane-force winds Monday, taking with it a fuel bladder filled with oil.
Huge weather system hammered Alaska with an avalanche, wind – even thundersnow and rain
The storm triggered power outages in Kodiak, thundersnow in Homer, an avalanche that closed the Richardson Highway and complaints about slow road-clearing in Southcentral.
Why isn’t my street plowed? Here’s what to know about snow removal in Anchorage.
There have been "back to back to back to back" snowfalls in Anchorage in recent days.
Snowfall tapers off in Southcentral Alaska
Tuesday is forecast to be partly sunny in Anchorage, with a high near 17 and little wind.
Snowfall will continue through the day in Anchorage and Mat-Su
Light freezing rain was occurring in some places in the Anchorage Bowl, making streets even slicker.
Up to 8 inches of snow expected in Anchorage, more in the Valley
Five to 8 inches of snow could fall in the Anchorage area Thursday, with the highest amounts along the Hillside, according to a winter weather advisory.
Photos: A brief Valentine’s Day snow
Snow fell in the Anchorage bowl in the afternoon, brightening up the day.
Police urge caution amid ‘icy conditions’ on Glenn Highway
Several inches of snow blanketed Anchorage on Tuesday, with the most accumulation on the west side of the city.
Unusual windstorm triggers power outages and blowing-snow alerts
Winds gusting to near hurricane force hammered Southcentral Alaska Monday, triggering power outages and making for a difficult drive on the Glenn Highway.
Photos: 10 windy and wonderful winter views of Seward
Residents of the Resurrection Bay city saw blowing snow and choppy seas this week.
Snowfall gives way to cold in Southcentral Alaska
“The rest of the week is going to be clear but it is going to be getting a lot colder … compared to what we’ve had,” meterologist Amber Hill said.