Power outage update part deux.

Courtesy of  ADN: 

 In Northeast Anchorage, one of the hardest-hit parts of the city, cottonwoods lining a street north of Anchorage Baptist Temple looked like a giant stand of wheat mowed down by a scythe. Municipal crews chopped up birch that once sheltered the parking lot at Cheney Lake. Uprooted trees could be seen along nearly every north-south street from Chester Valley to Mountain View. Utility and city crews worked through neighborhoods, clearing hundreds of downed trees from streets and trails. 

The National Weather Service recorded gusts of 88 mph at McHugh Creek and 63 mph at the Port of Anchorage. Much of the rest of the Anchorage Bowl had gusts topping out in the 60 mph range. Sensors in many of the windiest places, like the upper Hillside, lost power before the apex of the storm. Meteorologists said gusts likely reached 100 mph or more. On its Facebook page, the agency circulated one "unofficial" wind report from a resident, who said he measured gusts at 131 mph in the Glen Alps area. 

"Nobody here can remember a storm this strong, this early in the season," said meteorologist Shaun Baines. 

Neighborhoods were full of scenes of tree cutting and lawn clearing as winds continued to jangle wind chimes. Children, out of school, rode bicycles through the downed branches.

This is essentially MY area of town so you have some idea as to how bad it was here.

My power  was restored  about 6:00 Alaska time, but as of yet do not yet have any internet, cable, or home phone service. All of thee are tied to my bundle through GCI which has suffered a significant setback with this storm.

I am currently typing this at a local Starbucks on my little crappy laptop that I purchased for my trip to Washington D.C..

Right now I am hearing that all of my services will not be up until sometime tonight.

So please bear with me until I am completely back on my feet and I will try to get over here later today to publish your comments and provide an update.

Just FYI Alaska is NOT usually slow to recover from harsh weather conditions, but THIS one was a humdinger!