Community members in Haines and Skagway are caring for each other in these extreme conditions with shovels and the Internet.
Weather
Snowpocalypse continues as Juneau runs out of places to put it all; school closed again
The city is still tallying damages from last week’s record snowfall as more continues to accumulate.
Juneau updates its avalanche messaging as snowstorm smashes local records
The city is no longer using a five-point scale to communicate avalanche risk. Instead, it has switched to a ‘ready, set, go’ strategy.
Avalanche alert issued for downtown, Thane residents
The alert is not an evacuation advisory, but the city advises residents in the affected areas to prepare for an evacuation if conditions continue to worsen.
City, state and businesses continue closures in Juneau amid record-breaking snowfall
The National Weather Service Juneau has extended the winter storm warning until noon on Wednesday.
Heavy snow and freezing rain buries Juneau ahead of the new year
The National Weather Service recorded just shy of 27 inches of snow that had fallen during this storm as of Monday afternoon at its office in the Mendenhall Valley.