Powerful winds, rain blast Alaska Panhandle amid latest avalanche

Name: Powerful winds, rain blast Alaska Panhandle amid latest avalanche
Uploaded: 2026-01-14T07:39:20-05:00
Duration: 1 min 39 s
Description: An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska's panhandle on Tuesday night — the latest debris slide in the region after days of heavy rain triggered avalanches in Juneau last week. A High Wind Warning for wind gusts up to 90 mph remains in place for parts to the panhandle through Wednesday.

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Powerful winds, rain blast Alaska Panhandle amid latest avalanche

An avalanche closed part of a highway in the borough of Haines, a small town about 90 miles north of Juneau in Alaska's panhandle on Tuesday night — the latest debris slide in the region after days of heavy rain triggered avalanches in Juneau last week. A High Wind Warning for wind gusts up to 90 mph remains in place for parts to the panhandle through Wednesday.

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