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Nov. 20—PALMER — Winds howling through parts of Mat-Su on Monday knocked out power to thousands, canceled many after-school activities and prompted the closure of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough ...
About 17,000 Matanuska Electric Association members — roughly a quarter of the utility's total membership — were without power Monday as the storm's 70 mph gusts brought trees down on power ...
Jan. 2—High winds across Southcentral Alaska that had already started causing power outages in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Saturday were expected to pick up overnight and into Sunday morning.
Among the most heavily damaged roads were the Palmer-Wasilla Highway, Pittman Road, Point MacKenzie Road and Vine Road. Suffering the worst damage was Vine Road, a section of which buckled and became impassable. In addition, Matanuska Electric Association reported that 46,000 customers were left without electricity immediately after the earthquake.
Eklutna Dam. The Eklutna Dam, also referred to as the New Eklutna Dam or Upper Eklutna Dam, is an embankment dam on the Eklutna River about 30 mi (48 km) northeast of Anchorage in Alaska, United States. The primary purpose of the dam is hydroelectric power generation and it supports a 47 MW power plant. It was first completed in 1929 but was ...
Coordinates: 61°23′N 150°15′W. Map of the region. It is worth noting that the name is a misnomer as there are two separate valleys. Matanuska-Susitna Valley (/ mætəˈnuːskə suːˈsɪtnə /; known locally as the Mat-Su or The Valley) is an area in Southcentral Alaska south of the Alaska Range about 35 miles (56 km) north of Anchorage ...
Jan. 3—Powerful winds that ripped through Southcentral Alaska over the weekend continued to cause chaos in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Monday — damaging buildings, flipping airplanes and ...
Website. www.matsugov.us. Matanuska-Susitna Borough (often referred to as the Mat-Su Borough) is a borough located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Its borough seat is Palmer, and the largest community is the census-designated place of Knik-Fairview. As of the 2020 census, the borough's population was 107,801.