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Floodwaters in Alaska are receding after the remnants of a powerful typhoon pummeled the state’s western coastline. But residents are continuing. Floodwaters were receding in parts of western Alaska battered by the worst storm in a half century, leaving behind debris flung by powerful.
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Footage from Alaska shows a storm bearing down on the state, causing flooding along its western coastline as it is impacted by remnants of Typhoon Merbok over the Bering Sea.
In a series of tweets on Saturday, the National Weather Service NWS posted updates about the storm, and shared videos and photos of the flooding.
The highest water levels not expected until this afternoon, flooding will get worse. Water is surrounding the school, homes and structures are flooded, at least a couple homes floating off the foundation, some older fuel tanks are tilted over,” NWS Fairbanks tweeted. Major flooding in Golovin.
Water is surrounding the school, homes and structures are flooded, at least a couple homes floating off the foundation, some older fuel tanks are tilted over. In a separate tweet, NWS Fairbanks shared images of the rising waters in Golovin, Alaska, that show groups of buildings partially submerged in water.
Meanwhile, another image showed buildings in Kotlik, Alaska, partially submerged, as well as an area nearby an airport in Unalakleet, Alaska.
Images from the FAA airport webcam in Unalakleet. One image shows a normal day, the other shows water inundating the area around the airport as of 8am this morning.
Water levels will continue to rise another foot by this afternoon. He added that they are more common later in the year, when sea ice has already formed and “usually serves as a barrier for these communities to keep the waves down” and to prevent flooding. As of Saturday afternoon, some of the worst flooding was hitting towns within Alaska’s Norton Sound region.
Moore said winds pushing up from the south are exacerbating storm conditions in the area. However, meteorologists expect that storm conditions along Alaska’s southern coastline will improve throughout the day, but worsen in the north. Describing the situation, Frey tweeted: “Homes off foundations, power lines down, and roads under water.
Homes off foundations, power lines down, and roads under water. On Friday, NWS Fairbanks Office meteorologist Scott Berg told Newsweek that the “biggest impact” of the storm ” is going to be flooding around homes and then over and around runways.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy said Saturday that he had declared “a disaster for communities impacted by the west [coast] storm,” saying that officials have yet to receive reports of any injuries. Just now, I verbally declared a disaster for communities impacted by the west cost storm. SEOC has received no reports of injuries at this time. We will continue to monitor the storm and update Alaskans as much as possible. That water level in Nome is now above 10 feet, exceeding the peak seen in Nov 9.
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Rising water levels farther north, in the Chukchi Sea and Kotzebue Sound areas, were expected into Sunday. In Northern California, wind gusts up to 40 mph 64 kph were forecast overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning along coastal areas from Sonoma County down to Santa Cruz and at higher elevations in the Sierra Nevada, the weather service said. Winds that strong can blow down branches and drought-stressed trees and cause power outages, said weather service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun.
Storms were expected to start Sunday morning and dump up to 3 inches 7. In the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of the state capital of Sacramento, fire crews have been fighting what has become the largest wildfire in that state so far this year. We’ll notify you here with news about. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest?
Storm battering western Alaska causes widespread flooding A powerful storm traveling north through the Bering Strait is causing widespread flooding in several western Alaska coastal communities, knocking out power and sending residents to higher ground. Much of Alaska’s western coast could see flooding and high winds as the remnants of Typhoon Merbok moved into the Bering Sea region. The National Weather Service says some locations could experience the worst coastal flooding in 50 years.
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