Weekend storm causes multiple power outages in Juneau; Monday begins with cold-weather advisory

Wind-chill temperatures as low as -15°F forecast through noon Tuesday

Alaska Electric Light and Power crews work to restore service at Lena Cove on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Photo courtesy Alaska Electric Light and Power)

By Mark Sabbatini

Juneau Independent

The heavy snowfall is past, but the harsh winter weather is continuing with cold temperatures expected to continue all week.

Juneau got 13.6 inches of snow during the weekend, including a record 9.6 inches on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Juneau. That resulted in multiple power outages to areas mostly out the road, including some caused by fallen trees that knocked power out at least twice for customers at Lena Point, Tee Harbor, Amalga Harbor and beyond.

"As of right now, all power is restored," Alaska Electric Light and Power announced in a post on its Facebook page at about 5 p.m. Sunday. "A huge thank you to our amazing crew who have been working since last night to restore power from multiple outages."

Cold-weather advisories for the northern portion of Southeast Alaska issued by the National Weather Service on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (National Weather Service Juneau)

Another outage occurred in the Salmon Creek area at about 6:30 a.m. Monday due to a broken conductor, according to AEL&P. Power was restored within a few hours.

Outages may be more quickly felt by residents this week due to temperatures expected to range between five and 15 degrees, according to the extended Weather Service forecast. Steady winds of 10-15 miles per hour, with gusts up to 35 mph, are forecast today and tomorrow, prompting the Weather Service to issue a cold-weather advisory that’s in effect until noon Tuesday.

"Dangerously cold wind chill temperatures as low as 15 below expected," the advisory notes, adding "frostbite and hypothermia are possible if exposed to these temperatures."

Areas to the north of Juneau, which saw heavier snow during the weekend, are also expected to suffer more severe cold. The Weather Service has issued an extreme cold warning for the Klondike Highway with wind chill temperatures as low as -40°F.

Capital Transit is operating on its limited winter routes schedule Monday. Public schools and offices are open on normal schedules.

• Contact Mark Sabbatini at editor@juneauindependent.com or (907) 957-2306.