UPDATED: The shelter-in-place advisory remains in effect this morning as Valley residents continue to feel the wrath of the wind storm battering the area, but there are places to seek shelter.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough is also asking residents to stay put to prevent problems on the Glenn and Parks highways, as a shelter-in-place order that was instituted Sunday continued into Monday.two Red Cross shelters are open in the Valley for residents
; one at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center at 1001 South Clapp Street, and another at the Mat-Su Senior Services Center in Palmer at 1132 South Chugach Street. The borough said those seeking shelter at the senior services center should enter through the back entrance. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District also cancelled Monday classes as the high winds created dangerous driving conditions. The districtA KFC/A&W restaurant in Wasilla suffered significant damage during the wind storm Jan. 2, 2021.
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