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Strong winds batter Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

One reading on the Hillside clocked winds reaching 91 miles per hour. The day saw reports of property damage, road closures and downed power lines.LEO Note: According to Rick Thoman of NWS, these are unusually high winds for April.


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Strong winds have spread across the Anchorage Bowl. At 4 pm, Anchorage International Airport had a gust to 55 mph, and Merrill Field had a gust to 60 mph.
Graphic via NWS Twitter | Alaska Public Media