Freezing rain brings 22 crash reports to Anchorage police and a jackknifed semi on the Glenn

Anchorage police had received 22 crash reports by 9 am Tuesday as freezing rain iced roads in Anchorage and along the Glenn Highway, according to a National Weather Service storm report that cited news media reports. One crash caused non-life-threatening injuries.

Freezing rain was reported at the Glenn Highway weigh station at 6 am, and a member of the public reported a jackknifed semi-truck nearby, the report said.

A winter weather advisory for Anchorage, Eagle River and the Lower Matanuska Valley took effect at 11 pm Monday. It called for snow to turn to freezing rain overnight and then to rain Tuesday morning, warning of light glazing and slick roads and bridges. Wind-sheltered areas were expected to be most at risk: east Anchorage, the Glenn Highway, Eagle River, Chugiak, Eklutna and the Butte.

Tuesday morning, forecasters extended the advisory to 11 am, citing icy conditions and difficult driving throughout Anchorage and the Mat Valley. It ended at 10:54 am, though forecasters warned roads could stay slick.

Elsewhere, the weather service logged 24 to 32 inches of snow at Thompson Pass, gusts of 60 and 62 mph near Whittier, and a 92 mph gust at Cordova on Tuesday.

By Tuesday afternoon, forecasters said, the storm had weakened. A lighter round is expected Wednesday into Thursday, mainly around Prince William Sound and the Kenai Peninsula, with light rain and snow possible in Anchorage and the Mat-Su late Wednesday or early Thursday, according to the afternoon forecast discussion.

For road conditions, check 511.alaska.gov.