09-10-2015 02:23 via alaskapublic.org

Hurricane Oho barrels in on Southeast

The remnants of a hurricane in the Pacific will bring high winds and heavy rains to southern and central Southeast Alaska on Friday.
Screen grab from NOAA, taken 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2015.
The storm is called Hurricane Oho, and it’s a cyclone that is moving rapidly across the Pacific toward Southeast Alaska. As of Thursday morning it had maximum sustained winds of 70 miles per hour. However, the storm is forecast to strengthen to near hurricane force by the time it nears the Alaska Pa
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