A powerful storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts is expected to bring torrential rain and enormous waves to Alaska's west coast this weekend, threatening to cause major flooding and beach erosion
A powerful storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts is expected to bring torrential rain and enormous waves to Alaska's west coast this weekend, threatening to cause major flooding and beach erosion.
The system -- the remnants of Typhoon Merbok -- has been described by forecasters as"the strongest storm in over a decade" as it moves over the Bering Sea, which spans the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia. "This is a dangerous storm that is expected to produce widespread coastal flooding south of the Bering Strait with water levels approaching levels not seen in nearly 50 years," the National Weather Service warned in a forecast Thursday.