Dive Summary:

• Wednesday windstorms in Southcentral Alaska damaged three major transmission lines, leaving almost 30,000 Municipal Light and Power customers without power.
• A spokeswoman for the utility called the winds a "once-in-a-lifetime type of storm," saying that it was the worst damage that longtime employees had seen.
• Anchorage residents were affected by the outages, as were those in Chugach, Muldoon and Sand Lake.

From the article:

Strong winds that whipped through Southcentral Alaska left many Anchorage residents cleaning up the mess Mother Nature left behind. Wednesday night, thousands of homes were without power. Utility companies say they are making a steady effort to restore electricity as fast as they can. ...