Here’s what you need to know to check out Tuesday night’s ‘Super Flower Blood Moon’
A series of celestial events will converge Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, giving the moon its fantasy novel-worthy title.
Weather
Sniffly spring: Anchorage is in the middle of its notorious tree pollen season
The biggest affliction at the moment is tree pollen, but grass pollen and mold are on the way.
A funnel cloud photographed over Palmer was an unusual weather phenomenon. But was it a tornado?
The cold air funnel was spotted Thursday evening near the Alaska State Fairgrounds. Meteorologists say they get one or two such reports a year.
Alaska’s new weather normal is warmer and wetter, NOAA says in once-a-decade data update
The state warmed about 1 degree Fahrenheit overall during the last decade, and many areas are getting more precipitation.
Windy evening ahead for Anchorage, with wind chill as low as minus 25 forecast for tonight
West Anchorage and downtown will see the worst winds of the late-season storm, forecasters say.
Season’s biggest snowstorm drops more than a foot of snow in some parts of Anchorage
Eagle River saw 17 inches of snow, and parts of East and South Anchorage also saw more than a foot, according to the National Weather Service.
Blustery weather returns to Anchorage, with up to 9 inches of snow forecast Wednesday
Snow is expected to continue through early Thursday morning.
Up to 8 inches of snow possible Thursday in Southcentral Alaska, meteorologists say
Between 1 to 3 inches of snow is expected to fall in the Anchorage Bowl early Thursday, which could cause reduced visibility during the morning commute, the weather service said.
Anchorage could see the coldest temperatures of winter this week
“There’s a 0% chance that it’ll get above freezing in the next five days,” a weather service meteorologist said.
Alaska’s all-time cold record turns 50
The reading of minus 80 Fahrenheit was recorded by a weather observer at Prospect Creek Camp just north of the Arctic Circle.
Ski areas close Monday as heavy winds and rain move into Southcentral Alaska
Alyeska, Hilltop and Arctic Valley slopes closed Monday due to heavy wind and a mixture of rain and snow.
Anchorage could see a mix of snow and rain Monday, as strong winds hit Turnagain Arm and Kenai Peninsula
Rain and high winds are expected to hit the Kenai Peninsula and Turnagain Arm, according to the National Weather Service
‘Bomb cyclone’ in western Aleutians breaks records but isn’t expected to damage population centers
The storm was expected to diminish as it heads east.
‘Bomb cyclone’ builds in Aleutian Islands
The strongest wind gust recorded at Shemya Island by early Thursday morning was 83 mph, with waves also battering the western Aleutians.
Storm blasts Southcentral Alaska with wind gusts over 100 mph
The weather service reported a peak gust of 133 mph on Sunburst mountain on the western Kenai Peninsula.
Wind gusts to 112 mph reported on Anchorage Hillside as storm blows through Southcentral Alaska
From Portage to Seward, blizzard conditions are forecast and travel on that stretch of the Seward Highway could be “nearly impossible.”
Haines landslide
Alaska State Troopers released this video showing and aerial view of a landslide in Haines on December 3, 2020. (Alaska State Troopers video)
Crews restore power in Hope after severe weather caused outage over multiple days
Chugach Electric is considering bringing in a generator for the winter that could power Hope in case of an outage, but details are still being worked out.
Haines residents reported missing after record rainfall causes flooding, landslides across Southeast Alaska
Nearly 12 inches of rain fell on the town of Pelican in 48 hours, and all-time records were set in Juneau, Skagway, Haines, Petersburg and Ketchikan.
Flooding on Young Road in Haines, AK
Six people are reportedly missing in Haines after a record-breaking rainstorm triggered destructive avalanches, landslides and flooding across Southeast Alaska. Haines saw the worst of the damage. On Wednesday afternoon, a landslide traveled through the Beach Road neighborhood, which includes homes, the city’s cruise ship dock and Portage Cove State Recreation Site. (Video by Kayla Shutes)