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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
730 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2026
AKZ701-702-711-311700-
ANCHORAGE-ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE / EAGLE RIVER-LOWER MATANUSKA VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ANCHORAGE, EAGLE RIVER, EKLUTNA,
ANCHORAGE HILLSIDE, UPPER EAGLE RIVER, INDIAN, PALMER, WASILLA,
AND BIG LAKE
730 AM AKDT MON AUG 31 2026
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN (HIGH ELEVATION SNOW) AND GUSTY WINDS FOR
THE MONDAY MORNING COMMUTE...
AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN, ALONG WITH SNOW ABOVE 2,600 FT, WILL CONTINUE
TO FALL ACROSS THE ANCHORAGE BOWL AND MATANUSKA VALLEY THROUGH THE
MORNING COMMUTE. HEAVY RAIN MAY LEAD TO PONDING OF WATER ON AREA
ROADWAYS AND LOCALIZED AREAS OF URBAN FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS. SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE UP TO ONE INCH FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE ANCHORAGE AND EAGLE RIVER HILLSIDES, ABOVE 2,600
FT. GUSTY WINDS UP TO 35 MPH AT TIMES IS POSSIBLE AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE HILLSIDE.
THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HEAVY RAIN MAY
ALSO CAUSE PONDING OF WATER ON AREA ROADWAYS. USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELING.
FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS CALL 5 1 1 OR VISIT
511.ALASKA.GOV.
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