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    National Weather Service
    Red flag fire danger warning is issued
    Red flag fire danger warning is issued
    By Staff report • June 15, 2015 3:58 pm

    Because of high temperatures and low humidity, the National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning until 10 p.m….

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    Numbers tell weird winter weather story: It’s really warm
    Numbers tell weird winter weather story: It’s really...
    By Shana Loshbaugh • March 25, 2015 4:55 pm

    Friday was the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. That calendar convention never reflects Alaska realities, but it…

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    Officials to Test Tsunami Warning System in Alaska
    Officials to Test Tsunami Warning System in Alaska
    March 12, 2015 4:36 pm

    NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Alaska Broadcasters Association plan to…

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    James Nelson, left, Science and Operations Officer, National Weather Service, Anchorage, presents the Thomas Jefferson Award to Allan Crawford, right, at a ceremony on Oct. 20 at the National Weather Service Anchorage forecast office.

    Weather observer wins national honor
    By Michael Armstrong • November 25, 2014 4:53 pm

    At his home 8 miles northwest of Homer, weather observer Allan Crawford makes daily records of maximum and minimum temperature…

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    Oops!
    Oops!
    By Michael Armstrong • September 3, 2014 5:36 pm

    Borough and federal emergency officials are reviewing the technical glitch which caused a false tsunami warning to go off about…

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    A bald eagle this morning sits on top of the tsunami warning tower on the Homer Spit near Mariner Park about 15 minutes after a false siren and tsunami warning was issued.-Photo by Michael Armstrong, Homer News
    Maintenance error triggers false tsunami alarm
    By Michael Armstrong • September 2, 2014 1:03 pm

    An error made during maintenance of the National Weather Service, Anchorage, alert system caused a false tsunami alarm this morning….

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    Early Tuesday morning, smoke from a fire on Funny River Road, east of Soldotna, was making its way south to the Homer area.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky
    Fire grows near Funny River Road
    May 20, 2014 9:18 am

    A fire that began near Funny River Road in Soldotna has grown to nearly seven miles long and almost a…

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    Fire danger warning issued
    Fire danger warning issued
    February 6, 2014 10:31 am

    The National Weather Service Alaska on Wednesday issued a red flag warning for the western Kenai Peninsula from 6 p.m….

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    Borough on standby for approaching storm
    Borough on standby for approaching storm
    By McKibben Jackinsky • November 8, 2013 1:19 pm

    With a storm headed from Russia toward Southcentral Alaska, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Incident Management Team is on standby. “Our…

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