Meanwhile, a red flag warning has been issued as of 5 a.m. this morning for the Matanuska Valley. The National Weather Service says the strong winds, with gusts up to 80 miles an hour, coupled with extremely low humidity means critical fire weather conditions are imminent for the area. The warning continues through Saturday, although the winds are expected to diminish by tonight.
APTI Reporter-Producer Ellen Lockyer started her radio career in the late 1980s, after a stint at bush Alaska weekly newspapers, the Copper Valley Views and the Cordova Times. When the Exxon Valdez ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez Public Radio station KCHU needed a reporter, and Ellen picked up the microphone.
Since then, she has literally traveled the length of the state, from Attu to Eagle and from Barrow to Juneau, covering Alaska stories on the ground for the AK show, Alaska News Nightly, the Alaska Morning News and for Anchorage public radio station, KSKA
elockyer (at) alaskapublic (dot) org | 907.550.8446 | About Ellen
