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Thanks for contacting us. We’ve received your submission. A historic storm blasted western Alaska Friday and Saturday with hurricane-force winds, over foot seas and coastal flooding not seen in decades. What used to be Typhoon Merbok morphed into a powerful northern Pacific storm as it raced nearly due north and pushed through the Aleutian Islands Friday and into the Bering Sea Saturday, bringing a dangerous storm surge inundating coastal villages and towns under several feet of water for hours.
Water levels in Unalakleet were over 11 feet Saturday morning and expected to peak at 15 feet later Saturday afternoon, reaching one of the largest peaks on record, according to the National Weather Service. Major flooding was reported in Golovin where a one-two punch of rain and wind raked the coastal town.
Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy declared western parts of the state a disaster area on Saturday. The governor said despite the record-breaking impacts the emergency operation center had not received any reports of injuries. Water is surrounding the school while homes and other structures were flooded.
Highest water levels were not expected until Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, winds there have gusted as high as 62 mph. The Bering Sea was pushing over berms along Shaktoolik and water was entering the coastal community, getting close to flooding homes. In Nome, the forecasted peak surge is The storm surge was pushed by powerful winds circulating the deep storm center, which had reached as low as millibars on its approach to the Aleutian Islands. Cape Romanzof measured a gust of 91 mph while gusts reached 74 mph on St.
Paul Island, and 62 mph in Adak and Golovin. Offshore, the storm triggered monster seas in excess of 50 feet. A buoy miles north of Adak reported wave heights of nearly 52 feet late Friday morning amid 74 mph wind gusts. Bethel, Alaska at daybreak…I am on pretty high ground though, and not near the Kuskokwim River.
The gusts are still very strong about 20 sec in. Lots of prayers needed for those on low lying ground. Intense storm systems are common for Alaska, but seeing an extra-tropical cyclone with a pressure of less than millibars is not frequent. The latest surface analysis as of 8 a. Communities such as Adak, Unalaska, St. Paul, St. Johns and Bethel will all be near the center of the storm, where winds and rains will be the heaviest.
Typhoon Merbok is one of several significant storm systems from the West Pacific that are expected to get caught up in the jet stream and impact U. Abnormally warm water in the North Pacific is one of the ingredients helping to enhance the lifecycle and strength of the northern cyclones but not enough to help them sustain their tropical cyclone identity into the northern latitudes.
Similar to the Atlantic basin, the Northwest Pacific typhoon season is running behind normal, only seeing about half the storms that they are used to seeing by mid-September. During recent weeks, the West Pacific has seen an uptick in activity with typhoons Muifa, Hinnamnor and Merbok.
Most, if not all, will lead to impacts in Alaska with rain, wind and high seas, meaning that the 49th state might be in store for a rainy time period. September 17, pm Updated September 17, pm.
Alaska was hit by hurricane-force winds from former Typhoon Merbok. Alaska was hit with coastal flooding it hasn’t seen in decades. Alaska experienced foot seas. Major flooding was reported.
Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the western part of Alaska a disaster area. The National Weather Service reported homes floating off of their foundations. Water levels were over 11 feet in Unalakleet.
Storm lashes Alaskan shore, bringing severe coastal flooding and prompting evacuations | CNN.A new storm could hit parts of Western Alaska pummeled by last month’s typhoon remnants
Storm expected to hit areas of Western Alaska damaged by last month’s typhoon remnants Forecasters are tracking a potentially damaging storm. The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on Sept. 17, , pushing homes off their foundations and tearing.
