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Storm Warning issued October 6 at 3:00AM AKDT until October 7 at 5:00PM AKDT by NWS Anchorage AK

A storm warning covers Saint Matthew Island Waters. The forecast lists winds up to 55 kt and seas up to 29 ft.

I took this hike with a visiting friend of mine in June 2009. She had just run in the Mayor's Cup race and still had energy and wanted to go hiking. We headed up Arctic Valley, right outside Anchorage, to the trail head for Rendezvous Peak and Mt. Gordon Lyon. The weather was nasty - big rain clouds were everywhere. We made good time to the saddle and turned left toward Gordon Lyon. The rain held off but the winds really picked up - to the point we could barely stand up. My friend weighs probabl
Illustrative image: I took this hike with a visiting friend of mine in June 2009. She had just run in the Mayor's Cup race and still had energy and wanted to go hiking. We headed up Arctic Valley, right outside Anchorage, to the trail head for Rendezvous Peak and Mt. Gordon Lyon. The weather was nasty - big rain clouds were everywhere. We made good time to the saddle and turned left toward Gordon Lyon. The rain held off but the winds really picked up - to the point we could barely stand up. My friend weighs probabl — Frank Kovalchek from USA/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
7/10
Geographic reach
3/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
8/10

Why it matters

The warning reports severe forecast conditions in the affected waters.

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