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72 mile per hour gust clocked at South Douglas Tuesday, wind advisory in effect today High winds will persist in the Juneau area today after starting to howl yesterday. A high wind warning was in effect for most of the day. The threshold for that warning is 60 miles per hour. Meteorologist Kimberly Vaughn says there were gusts up to 72 miles per hour at South Douglas. The downtown area was spared a bit. It only reached 54 miles per hour atop the Federal Building. Today won't be quite as windy, but a wind advisory remains in effect. Gusts to 40to 45 miles per hour are expected, although they could reach 55 miles per hour in exposed areas in the downtown and Douglas areas. Vaughn says the winds are expected to taper off this afternoon. Aniak fire chief is dead; founded Dragon Slayers The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Aniak fire chief Pete Brown has died from cancer. Brown, who was 64, saved lives up and down the Kuskokwim River and trained two decades of village teenagers to do the same. He started the Dragon Slayers, a volunteer fire-rescue squad dominated by high school girls. The group was featured in People magazine and on "Oprah." Brown died Tuesday, just days after longtime friends held a farewell party for the chief who knew he didn't have much time left. Post a comment in response: |
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