Storm warning
There's a windstorm warning for a good chunk of southcentral Alaska tonight. Typical for this time of year, but we're always cautious because four years ago a windstorm knocked out power to much of Anchorage, and we were without for six days. Doesn't seem to be too bad yet. We battened down the hatches- repaired and shored up the back fence last night, and I also cleaned up the planters on the deck and tucked everything away. Today when I got home, I filled all of our emergency water containers.
The NWS warning extends until tomorrow afternoon. They're predicting gusts up to 70 mph where we are, and stronger in the higher elevations behind us. Conditions are right for trees being blown down. They still have most of their leaves, so the winds will really catch them, and the ground is still warm and soft (we've had a lot of rain lately) so they can be easily pulled out of the ground.