State officials say people in Western Alaskan should secure large equipment or loose materials, stock up on drinking water and check on their neighbors in need. The strongest wind gusts are expected later tonight along with rapidly increasing storm surge.
. But without any sea ice to buffer coastal communities this time around, Plumb says it could cause severe coastal flooding.
Based on historical climate records in Alaska, going back over the last hundred years, this could be the strongest September storm ever recorded in the Northern Bering Sea, according to NWS.
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