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Big Wind's Gonna Blow

Much of Southcentral Alaska’s coast is under high wind warnings Monday, as the first of two major wind events passes through parts of the Interior near the Alaska Range.

Turnagain Arm and higher elevations of Anchorage, as well as much of Prince William Sound's coast, are under high wind warnings from the National Weather Service until noon Monday, Dec. 28, 2015. Thompson Pass near Valdez is under a blizzard warning until 6 p.m. Monday, calling for 10 to 14 inches of snow. Courtesy NWS Anchorage

As of 6 a.m. Monday, the weather service’s Anchorage website listed warnings in effect until noon for Turnagain Arm and higher elevations of Anchorage as well as the coast of Prince William Sound, a region extending from the Cape Fairweather area in the east to the vicinity of Homer in the west.

In affected parts of Anchorage, including the Hillside, top wind speeds were expected to reach 75 to 80 mph before subsiding Monday afternoon. The Prince William Sound areas were set to see winds from 35 to 55 mph, with gusts up to 75 mph.

Rebecca Duell, a forecaster at the weather service’s Anchorage office, said Monday that the current weather system is the first of two expected to produce high winds in Alaska, with a stronger one expected overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.

“It’s looking like it has the potential to affect the city of Anchorage more, the Anchorage Bowl, with stronger winds,” Duell said.

The Thompson Pass area near Valdez is under a blizzard warning until 6 p.m. Monday, with 10 to 14 inches of snow forecast amid sustained winds up to 30 mph and gusts of up to 45 mph.

 

None of the above is nearly so bad as what's happening in the Lower 48, with blizzards, tornadoes, and massive flooding. 

Please continue to pray for those in harm's way, and for the families of those who lost their lives from the horrible weather over the weekend.

Praise God for His Favor!

The official death toll from the Oklahoma tornado has been more than halved, down to 24. That's a sight better than the previous report of 51.

While the coroner expects the number to climb higher, we'll take all the good news we can get. Please continue to pray for all those affected, including the emergency workers from all over who have responded to this situation.

Please also prayerfully consider financial support for those agencies providing food, supplies, medical services and so on during this crisis. If you're not able to give, that's okay - prayers cost nothing.

Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don’t try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way. 

If you don’t know what you’re doing, pray to the Father. He loves to help. You’ll get his help, and won’t be condescended to when you ask for it. Ask boldly, believingly, without a second thought.

... The prayer of a person living right with God is something powerful to be reckoned with.

~ James 1:2-6, 5:17 (The Message)

Oklahoma Tornado Victims

are in our prayers. Please take a moment and ask God to comfort the survivors, and the families of the deceased.

Tornado Victims

Our thoughts and prayers go out today for all those affected by the storms in the Midwest, particularly in (but not limited to) Missouri.