AP: ‘Pandemic of snow’ in Anchorage sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches – ‘Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow’
By Marc Morano
January 30, 2024
3:33 pm
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/pandemic-snow-anchorage-sets-record-earliest-arrival-100-106783599 By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Even by Alaska standards, there is a lot of snow this winter.
So much snow has fallen — so far, more than 8.7 feet (2.65 meters) — that roofs on commercial buildings are collapsing around Anchorage and officials are urging residents to break out their shovels to avoid a similar fate at home. As of Tuesday morning, the three-day storm had dropped nearly 17 more inches (43 centimeters) of snowfall, pushing Alaska’s largest city past the 100-inch (254-centimeters) mark earlier than at any other time in its history.
The city is well on track to break its all-time record of 134.5 inches (342 centimeters).
Now, even winter-savvy Anchorage residents are getting fed up with the snow-filled streets and sidewalks, constant shoveling and six days of pandemic-era remote learning. It is already in the record books with this year’s snowfall, at eighth snowiest with a lot of time left this season.
https://www.climatedepot.com/2024/01/30/ap-pandemic-of-snow-in-anchorage-sets-record-for-earliest-arrival-of-100-inches-even-by-alaska-standards-there-is-a-lot-of-snow/
