< Alaska Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/01/2026 16:43

Alaska Special Weather Statement | Effective 05/01/2026 16:43

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued May 1 at 3:43PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 1, 2026 - 4:43pm
Expires: 
May 2, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
Gusty southeast winds will persist across the Anchorage Hillside and Palmer through tonight. Northerly winds currently across the Anchorage Bowl will eventually turn southeasterly late this afternoon into the early evening hours. Southeast winds will begin to diminish late tonight across the Anchorage Hillside and Palmer. However, southeast winds will continue through Turnagain Arm and bend into the Anchorage Bowl through Saturday, but not to them same strength as anticipated for later this afternoon into tonight. Expected wind gusts this afternoon through tonight: Palmer: 40 to 55 mph Anchorage Hillside: 45 to 65 mph Anchorage Bowl: 25 to 40 mph
Area Description: 
Anchorage; Anchorage Hillside / Eagle River; Lower Matanuska Valley
Forcast Office: 
NWS Anchorage AK