Anchorage is approaching a halfway point to the amount of snowfall the city usually gets in an entire year, not two weeks into November. Mayor Dave Bronson says the municipality is more prepared this year for snow. Power outages have been reported but are being resolved. Anchorage has recorded record-breaking snowfall this month.
Anchorage is approaching a halfway point to the amount of snowfall the city usually gets in an entire year, not two weeks into November . In an interview on Monday, Mayor Dave Bronson said the municipality is more prepared this year than last for snow and that they have more resources and snow removal staff. After reporting more than 8,000 customers (12%) without power earlier this evening, the latest figures from Matanuska Electric Association show that number has shrunk to 4,200.
Meanwhile, the Chugach Electric Association is reporting about 190 outages in Girdwood and 40 in Cooper Landing. Power in Anchorage has been restored. Record-breaking snow for the state’s largest city! Anchorage saw another 8.9 inches of snow as the work-week started. Sunday night saw .20 inches and Monday’s total of 8.7 broke the daily snowfall record for this date for the city. The old record dates back to 1979 with a mere 2.7 inches. Anchorage has recorded some 38.1 inches of snow this month, a period when the average snowfall is just 12.6 inches
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