2011 Bering sea storm

Alaskans weather epic Bering Sea storm

Workers on the Little Diomede school project photographed the force of the storm on Little Diomede Island mid-day Nov.9, 2011.

A giant Bering Sea storm with hurricane-force winds roared up the Western Alaska coastline Wednesday, sending waves over storm barriers, knocking out electricity, flooding parts of some villages and leading to evacuations. But as of late Wednesday...

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2011 BERING SEA STORM

Surge peaks in Nome, still rising elsewhere

Peak water levels arrived in Nome at about 6 p.m. tonight, with waves and small debris pouring above the seawall, according to the National Weather Service. Peak levels were expected to arrive later tonight to the east, with the Weather Service warning of "significant impacts" in the village...
SEVERE WEATHER

Western Alaska prepares for massive storm

Villages and towns across Alaska's western and northwest coasts braced Tuesday for a winter megastorm that the National Weather Service says could be among the worst on record.
RURAL ALASKA

Coast Guard reports no storm-related boat assists

As of Wednesday afternoon, the Coast Guard had not received any calls for assistance from fishing vessels in the Bering Sea as a massive storm continued to batter Western Alaska, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said.
SEVERE WEATHER

Evacuations begin ahead of Bering Sea storm

Evacuations have begun in some Alaska coastal communities, including Nome, ahead of a powerful storm that's moving across the Bering Sea toward the western Alaska coast. The storm, packing hurricane-force winds, has the potential for coastal flooding, extensive beach erosion and serious damage, ...
SEVERE WEATHER

Huge Bering Sea storm headed toward Alaska's west coast

A giant Pacific storm headed toward Alaska's western coast has the potential to cause major coastal flooding, serious beach erosion, heavy snowfall and widespread damage, according to the National Weather Service.
WEATHER

Coastal residents brace for storm

An unusual Bering Sea storm packing hurricane-force winds and 35-foot waves -- a type of storm not seen for decades in Alaska -- moved rapidly Tuesday toward the western Alaska coastline.