A powerful wind storm pounded Anchorage, Alaska on Wednesday, damaging homes and buildings, and flipping cars and trucks.
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The wind forced two commercial flights and five cargo planes headed for Anchorage to divert to other locations. (Sept. 20)
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[Location - Date:ANCHORAGE, ALASKA/SEPT. 19][Source:DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE][VO:][SOT/:JASON SHILHA/SHEET METAL WORKER]Like a little tornado that came through and picked up and literally destroyed the building. I mean, about 250, 300 yards away, picked up buildings, lifted them over a fence, slammed into cars, shattered windows, tipped over buildings, trailers, there's trailers over there tipped on the side. I'm not the only one who has windows shattered. Everyone has windows shattered. There's four over here and we're a quarter-mile away.[SOT/:ASSISTANT CHIEF MICHAEL LEFEBVRE/ANCHORAGE FIRE DEPARTMENT]12-Car accident with one vehicle that flipped, so that was the initial report. It looks like it started in this location over here and literally moved across the field to the outdoor wreck area. [SOT/:JASON SHILHA/SHEET METAL WORKER]I was in the building but the wind was so strong, it rocked the building. I mean, it wouldn't surprise me if we were 120 mile an hour winds. It came out of nowhere, I mean, it turned the whole inside of the building into a dust storm. It was just windy as could be.(****END****) VIDEO PRODUCER: ROD JUSSIM---------------------------VIDEO SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DVIDS)-----------------------VIDEO APPROVAL: ROD JUSSIM----------------------------VIDEO RESTRICTIONS: COURTESY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ----------------------------------MARKET EMBARGO (S): NONE--------------------------------SCRIPT/WIRE SOURCE: e4446BC-AK--Anchorage Wind,84
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