Avalanche danger remains high in Turnagain Pass area
Alpine elevations in the area have received between four and five feet of snowfall since Wednesday, creating “widespread” avalanches that have been up to six feet deep.
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Avalanche warning issued for Turnagain Pass and elsewhere in the Chugach Mountains
The danger stems from heavy snowfall and strong winds, which the Chugach avalanche center says have created “widespread areas of unstable snow.”
Snowboarder dies in avalanche near Haines
The man was buried for seven or eight minutes before two skiers with him could dig him out, troopers said.
High wind warning remains in effect for Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm; gust of 77 mph recorded
Winds are expected to peak before midnight, diminishing in the early hours of the morning on Sunday, the National Weather Service said.
Snowfall should taper off early with less accumulation than expected
Skies will clear in Southcentral Alaska on Thursday afternoon with fresh snow accumulations in the Anchorage area of just a few inches, the weather service says.
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Weather service ordered to pay rural Alaska workers whose overtime hours were cut
The union representing the employees estimates the back pay will exceed $500,000.
Forecasters urge backcountry caution this weekend amid avalanche danger around Turnagain Pass
A special avalanche bulletin is in effect for much of the weekend due to heavy snowfall and an unstable snowpack at Turnagain Pass and parts of Turnagain Arm.
Clouds threaten Anchorage’s view of Sunday’s total lunar eclipse
The eclipse might not be visible in Southcentral Alaska, but those farther north might have better luck.
Fairbanks still gets cold, but not for as long or often
Temperatures in Alaska’s second-largest city dipped to the extreme last week but a weather expert who monitors them says legendary Fairbanks cold snaps are less frequent and less severe.
Warmer weather to return to Southcentral Alaska next week as temperatures continue to swing
As the weather warms by as much as 50 degrees in some parts of the state, forecasters say this winter’s temperature fluctuation isn’t unusual.
Weather service warns of high wind and waves approaching Aleutians
Forecasters said offshore winds Thursday could reach 90 mph, with waves to 50 feet or higher, but would diminish as the storm approached land.
Southcentral Alaska is going to get even colder before a warmer weekend
Button up and plug in: Forecasters say temperatures could drop to minus 20 in Anchorage and into the minus 50s in the Interior.
More frigid weather on the way for Anchorage
On Sunday night, some spots deep in the Eagle River valley will reach -20, a meteorologist said.
Coldest weather in 2 years will sting Anchorage this week
Temperatures are forecast to drop to minus 5 by Saturday morning, the coldest it’s been since January 2017.
Extreme weather in 2018 was a raging, howling signal of climate change
“Climate change is here, and it’s already costing tens of billions of dollars a year,” one expert said.
Avalanches ‘almost certain’ in Turnagain Pass area, forecasters warn
Experts are warning skiers, boarders and snowmachiners to use extreme caution on the slopes.
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The storm is also bringing temperatures in the high 30s and low 40s.
Southcentral Alaska forecast to ring in the new year with warmer weather, rain
The region will likely continue to see snow through the end of this week before temperatures starting rising Monday.