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Kodiak and its surrounding maritime area are due to be battered by a severe windstorm Thursday evening. According to meteorologist Joe Wegman of the National Weather Service, this is not like other windstorms. “This is a this is a pretty unique pattern for Kodiak. That isn’t to say that Kodiak doesn’t get windy and gusty …

By Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage–January 13, 2021 The Dec. 31, 2020 “bomb” cyclone over Shemya Island. (Earth.nullschool.net) A massive storm way out in the Aleutian Islands at the end of the year set a record for the lowest atmospheric pressure ever recorded in the North Pacific… but you’ve probably never heard of …

This Tuesday, on KMXT’s Midday News report with host Terry Haines, we hear about: The Kodiak Island Borough Covid-19 count has gone up. The Olds River Inn brews beer Extreme weather is on the way in Kodiak More bear trouble in Alaska’s National Parks. The Denali Borough has closed offices and classrooms due to Covid-19. …

Kodiak was buffeted by wind and rain over the weekend, after a wet week which included the second rainiest day in the last 10 years. If you were hoping for better weather, then you might have to wait awhile. With sustained winds well in excess of 40 miles-per-hour and seas in the ballpark of 20ft, …

Stormy weather in the Gulf of Alaska cancelled the Tustumena’s departure from Homer on Sunday night. In an online notice, the Alaska Marine Highway System said all ports of call scheduled for Monday, Sept. 7 are cancelled due to weather. Had the Tustumena departed Homer as scheduled at 8:45 Sunday night, it would have arrived …

The fifth Kodiak Area Marine Science Symposium was this week. The conference brings together scientists from around the archipelago and Alaska every three years to present their research. The event started April 23 and wrapped April 25 with films about coastal life. Julie Matweyou introduces Keynote Speaker Rick Thoman on the opening night of the …

Last month Kodiak Island experienced its coolest May since 2012 and didn’t see a day with temperatures above 60 degrees the entire month.

Kodiak’s Benny Benson state airport has recorded 14.27 inches of precipitation this month, through 4 p.m. on Dec. 31, which is twice as much as usual. That amount is also the second highest December total in a century of climate observations.

Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail and using voting machines. But legal experts say he lacks the constitutional authority to do so.

Texas state Rep. Mihaela Plesa says Democrats' two-week walkout created a "nationwide movement," but she's ready to make a legal case against redistricting.