The northern panhandle is in for the strongest winds and heaviest rains: meteorologists are predicting winds of 40 to 55 miles per hour Tuesday night with some areas reaching 60 miles per hour.
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Skagway Assembly adopts short-term fix for dangerous rockslides above cruise ship dock
Seattle-based geotechnical engineering firm Shannon and Wilson have developed two different mitigation proposals for Skagway’s large rockslide chute
National Weather Service issues flood watch for northern panhandle
Forecasters say moderate to heavy rainfall will inundate the region starting from Wednesday through the weekend.
September storm leaves behind treasured beach finds
Beachcombing offers a nice break for residents who are still cleaning up after their communities were ravaged by flooding, high winds and an historic storm surge.
Alaska’s next big storm forecast to hit farther north, as some communities still recover from September flooding
A storm is forecast to hit Alaska’s northwest coast with high winds and coastal flooding, starting Wednesday night and continuing into Friday.
A new storm could hit parts of Western Alaska pummeled by last month’s typhoon remnants
The National Weather Service says erosion could be worse due to damage done by last month’s storm.
Some don’t evacuate, despite repeated hurricane warnings, because they can’t
People with disabilities, people who can’t afford it and people who don’t want to abandon their pets are among the many who can’t easily get up and leave before a hurricane.
Many of Hooper Bay’s dunes were washed away by the storm. Without them, residents feel exposed.
The storm eroded about 300 feet of coastline, bringing the water that much closer to town. The loss of Hooper Bay’s dunes has potentially serious consequences.
Typhoon Merbok spotlights Alaska’s need for science and climate-resilient infrastructure
With intense storms expected to increase, experts want more data to support flood forecasts and infrastructure investments that keep communities out of harm’s way.
Removing debris from Juneau landslide could take days, city says
One home was completely destroyed by the slide, and two more were damaged.