Chinook wind creates chaos

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 Auto

For weeks Anchorage was locked in a deep, sub-zero freeze. But the real problems didn’t start until Wednesday, when a big thaw took hold. Extremely slick local roads on Wednesday morning caused nearly 100 accidents and a wave of school and government closures. The snowpack started to melt. Warmer air blasted down from the mountains.

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