Mat-Su Borough schools are again closed today, with Anchorage schools reopening after the foot of snow which blanketed much of the region overnight Sunday; some Kenai Peninsula Borough schools are on a two-hour delayed start.
The Mat-Su Borough School District announced its second consecutive remote learning day on Tuesday due to hazardous road conditions.schools in the Tustumena, Sterling and Nikiski areas has a two-hour delay, with schools otherwise open.
The recent snowstorm dropped more than a foot of snow across the peninsula, Anchorage and Mat-Su, with some areas getting closer to 2 feet of new snow. It’s the second major storm to hit Anchorage in less than a week. Eric Drewitz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage, said the region was relatively calm overnight Monday. The Anchorage forecast calls for 1 to 3 inches of snow Tuesday — ahead offor a larger snowstorm with possible rain, arriving Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning.
“For the Anchorage Bowl we’re looking at as of now, 8 to 12 inches with locally higher amounts,” Drewitz said. “There’s still a bit of uncertainty with the snowfall amounts.” The Mat-Su Borough and Kenai Peninsula could both receive a foot of snow during the upcoming storm, Drewitz said. He said the forecast details will evolve as the storm approaches.
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