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Alaskans know all about severe weather, but what could hit tonight and through Wednesday has the National Weather Service in full alert mode.
With blizzard warnings issued for an amazingly wide swath of Alaska’s western coast, officials are warning of major coastal flooding, heavy snowfall and winds up to 75 mph.
As forecasters wait to see if the storm continues to morph into one of the most severe Bering Sea storms on record, officials certainly haven’t downplayed the danger of the situation.
Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/11/08/massive-alaska-storm-could-be-one-of-the-worst-on-record/#ixzz1dB6Aywuf
- By Gus Leonisky at 9 Nov 2011 - 2:13pm
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emergency preparations...
The storm was traveling at 60 mph and had reached the western Aleutian Islands, said Andy Brown, lead forecaster for the National Weather Service in Anchorage. It could reach the beachfront city of Nome by late Tuesday, with winds hitting 85 mph.
The storm was expected to produce a 10-foot surge, forcing dozens of coastal communities to make emergency preparations. Brown advised Bering Sea mariners and people living in coastal communities from Wales to Unalakleet to "prepare for a really nasty storm."
"It is very dangerous," Brown said. "Everybody is spreading the word to let them know this is a major storm."
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57320809/hurricane-force-storm-bears-down-on-alaskan-coast/
armageddon in a snow storm...
An Arctic snowstorm has hit the western coast of Alaska in what could be one of the worst storms on record in the area.
The National Weather Service (NWS) has reports of roofs blowing off in the US state's coastal city of Nome, and near-hurricane force winds.
Some areas have been evacuated and there are no reports of injuries.
The "superstorm" from the north-western Bering Sea is being compared to a November 1974 blizzard that was the strongest on record to hit the area.
'Armageddon'
Wednesday's extreme weather was described by the NWS as an "unusually severe and life-threatening storm".
Forecasters predicted up to 18in (46cm) of snow and sustained winds of 60mph (97km/h) with gusts as high as 80mph.
The storm could impact an area as large as Colorado and generate offshore waves of 40ft (12m).
Elmer Davis, a former police officer who lives in the western village of Shishmaref, told the Anchorage Daily News: "I don't get scared too easy and this sounds like Armageddon."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15661484