The largest populated city in Alaska is still recovering from the hurricane-force winds that battered homes and infrastructure on Sunday, leaving thousands without power and causing significant damage.
At the peak of the storm around Anchorage on Sunday, approximately 17,500 homes were without electricity, a number that had been reduced to less than 2,000 by Tuesday morning.
“We recognize some members have been without power for many hours,” Chugach Electric said in a social media update. “Our crews will continue to work as safely and quickly as they can until all are restored.”
The extreme weather event had a significant impact across the city.
In addition to widespread power outages, the storm downed trees, forced school closures, and partially collapsed the Rabbit Creek Pedestrian Bridge along the Seward Highway.
The National Weather Service in Anchorage reported wind gusts reaching a staggering 129 mph at the Sunburst Ridgetop weather station on the Turnagain Pass Ridgeline.