Today... Mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers.
Tonight... Rain likely in the evening...then rain and snow likely after midnight.
Friday... Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of rain and snow in the morning...then a chance of rain in the afternoon.
Friday Night... Rain and snow likely.
Saturday... Rain and snow likely.
Schools closed, bus service suspended
Anchorage and Mat-Su schools and university classes are closed again today because of icy streets and high winds. The city also has suspended bus service because of the ice.
Chinook wind creates chaos
For weeks Anchorage was locked in a deep, sub-zero freeze. But the real problems didn't start until Wednesday, when a big thaw took hold.
12.1.09
WHO ARE THESE HANDSOME FELLOWS?
Grammy sent the boys a couple of Grandpa's old ties. The boys got a big kick out of trying them on.
Ready for Church! Now we just have to control the giggles and the sillies and get all the wiggles out!
MITCHELL'S BIRTHDAY PARTY
8.1.09
GET OUT YOUR WOOL SOCKS!!
Here are the headlines from the local papers. I couldn't make this stuff up!
"Extreme Alaska cold grounds planes, disables cars"
"Subzero temperatures have twice put the US Cross Country Ski Championships in Anchorage on hold over the weekend."
"For the fourth time in five days cold weather has forced officials to cancel races in the U.S. Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park, in east Anchorage."
"Amid the deepest cold snap in a decade, the National Weather Service station in West Anchorage yesterday registered it's 10th straight day of double-digit negative temperatures."
"Plumbers were literally swamped this week, repairing broken pipes. Simple thawing jobs had waiting lists four days out."
"Once it gets cold, it's going to stay cold. We're locked into this pattern for the foreseeable future."
"Some of the worst cold waves on record have gone on for three weeks....This could turn into one of those."
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