Tag: KPB Office of Emergency Management
Being Prepared
by Dan Nelson
As residents of the Kenai Peninsula, we know that disasters can happen at any time. September is National Preparedness Month, and it is a good time to prepare yourself and those in your care for emergencies and disasters. In just the past week we have seen disasters in Colorado as the result of flooding, which we saw locally here last fall. Combine that with volcanoes, earthquakes, and winter weather and we have a high likelihood of experiencing emergencies here on the Kenai.
Communities like Seldovia that are off the road system have additional considerations because of the logistics of receiving supplies and a smaller resource pool of responders to draw from. Police, fire and rescue may not always be able to reach you quickly in an emergency or disaster. The most important step you can take in helping your local responders is being able to take care of yourself and those in your care; the more people who are prepared, the quicker the community will recover.
Borough Mayor Mike Navarre recently proclaimed September as Disaster Preparedness Month on the Kenai Peninsula. We would encourage everyone to Continue Reading
Winter Storm Warning
by The Kenai Peninsula Borough
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KENAI…SOLDOTNA…HOMER.
509 PM AKST SAT FEB 23 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW…WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST SUNDAY.
* LOCATION…AROUND KACHEMAK BAY.
* SNOW…ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATION 10 TO 18 INCHES.
* TIMING…HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDDAY SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. VISIBILITIES MAY BE SEVERELY LIMITED IN HEAVY SNOWFALL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL…KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT… FOOD…AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.
Traveling North? Beware of High Wind Warnings
by Bonnie Hanson
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
…DANGEROUS WIND TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA WILL BRING DANGEROUS WINDS TO TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES AWAY FROM MAINLAND ALASKA BY MIDDAY SATURDAY…WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH.
ANCHORAGE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANCHORAGE…EAGLE RIVER…INDIAN…EKLUTNA
452 AM AKST FRI DEC 28 2012
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST
SATURDAY FOR TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
- * LOCATION…TURNAGAIN ARM AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
- * WIND…SOUTHEAST WIND 50 TO 65 WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH.
- * TIMING…WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DIMINISHING.
- * IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT. TREES MAY BE BLOWN OVER. LOOSE DEBRIS CAN BE MOVED AND DAMAGE PROPERTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
Weather Advisory for the Kenai Peninsula
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK
347 PM AKST TUE DEC 11 2012
WESTERN KENAI PENINSULA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…KENAI…SOLDOTNA…HOMER.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM AKST WEDNESDAY.
- LOCATION…ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY.
- SNOW…1 TO 6 INCHES…HIGHEST AMOUNTS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE STERLING HIGHWAY.
- ICE…UP TO ONE TENTH OF AN INCH
- TIMING…SNOW DEVELOPING DURING THE EVENING…THEN MIXING WITH OR CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
- IMPACTS…TRAVEL MAY BE DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Distribution: Admins, AHIMT, Assembly, CERT, City Clerks & Managers, Dept. Heads, Fire & EMS, KPBSD, LEPC, Media, Police & Dispatch, Weather
Bonnie Hanson-Administrative Assistant
Kenai Peninsula Borough
Office of Emergency Management
253 Wilson Lane
Soldotna, AK 99669
907-262-4910 Office
907-262-2095 Direct
907-714-2395 Fax
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