First alerts remain for: high winds, snow & rain

ANCHORAGE, AK (Alaska’s News Source) –

Alaska’s Weather Source is continuing the First Alerts for sections of southcentral and most of southeast Alaska Sunday night to Monday.

High wind warnings are still in effect for the Matanuska Valley’s Palmer-Wasilla area. Winds gusted to 83 mph in Palmer Sunday afternoon, with an 80 mph gust on the Glenn highway where it veers to the Parks highway to Wasilla. Northeast winds 35 to 50 mph, with gusts between 75 and 80 mph are still expected Sunday into Monday. The high wind warning is set to expire at 9 pm Monday.

Valdez and the Thompson Pass area are also under a High Wind Warning through noon Monday. Valdez, the town could see east winds 30, gusting to 65 mph and Thompson pass saw a 76 mph gust Sunday, but the wind could still gust to 80 mph.

Deep cold continues to grip interior Alaska, where low temperatures will drop to the 30s to 40s below zero. Daytime highs are going to be in the minus 20s range. This is the kind of cold that can cause human and mechanical issues. Take precautions in clothing, and plug in vehicles when possible.

And the First Alert extends to Monday in southeast Alaska. The region is getting slogged by snow, and rain! Hoonah as of Sunday, reported 36 inches, or 3 feet of snow! Amounts ranged from 18 to 31 from Juneau to Douglas and Auke Bay. Yakutat hit 23 inches Sunday with additional heavy amounts to come. Winter storm warnings encompass the northern Gulf of Alaska, northern panhandle and through Juneau. The southern end of the region will see rain, heavy at times. This has resulted in a flood watch that will extend into Monday as well.

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