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SUSITNA VALLEY

5339851

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event_typeAvalanche
ncei_event_id5,339,851
episode_id1,146,563
begin_utc2003-02-06T14:00:00+00:00
end_utc2003-02-06T17:00:00+00:00
stateALASKA
cz_typeZ
cz_nameSUSITNA VALLEY
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property10K
wfo_sourceNWS EMPLOYEE(OFF DUTY)
event_narrativeAn avalanche shut down the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Girdwood Wednesday, causing power outages in several communities.The State DOT was doing avalanche control along the highway when the slide occurred near Bird Flat at about 11 am. The department had the road reopened several hours later.According to Chugach Electric, the avalanche caused structural damage to an electrical line. Power was knocked out to Girdwood, Indian, Bird and Hope. Also, the Whittier Tunnel was closed temporarily because of the power outage.
year2,003

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SUSITNA VALLEY — Avalanche — TerraPulse