Storm could drop 5-9 inches of snow tonight, Thursday

Don't put away those snow shovels just yet: The National Weather Service says Southcentral residents could see significant snowfall overnight and into Thursday.
Forecasters are predicting between 5 and 9 inches in Anchorage and the Matanuska Valley by noon Thursday. Winter weather advisories go into effect at 9 p.m. and include a warning of possible heavy snowfall after midnight.
"The snowfall intensity may diminish during the early morning hours before redeveloping in time for the Thursday morning rush hour," according to a special weather statement from the National Weather Service.
An early estimate put the snowfall at 3 to 5 inches Wednesday night, with another 2 to 4 inches Thursday. Those numbers would be updated as more information becomes available, the Weather Service said.
As a high-level disturbance from Interior Alaska interacts with a low-pressure system -- and an associated cold front -- in the northern Gulf of Alaska, forecasters expect dropping temperatures and precipitation.
"End of March, you know, April 1st, we get hammered, so it's not really out of the norm," said National Weather Service forecaster Dan Peterson. "I always expect it, to be honest with you, one last snow storm right about now."