'Unfortunately there is probably millions of dollars of damage going outside the city,” said Nome city manager Glenn Steckman, as local concerns over storm damage shift to areas east of town.
Nome’s Front Street was closed due to storm flooding on the weekend of Sept. 17, 2022.
After significant cleanup efforts from many local volunteers, a storm recovery version of Nome is what some visiting tourists saw on Sept. 19. was able to stop into town for the day, Port Director Joy Baker said. Baker and the City of Nome also shared that the Association for Alaska Harbormasters Conference, scheduled to convene in Nome next week,Looking outside city limits, the dock area around Cape Nome and the surrounding landscape are completely changed. Alaska Sea Grant biologist Gay Sheffield was taking water samples and assisting stranded marine mammals in the Cape Nome area, which is unrecognizable.
The Safety Sound bridge near Mile 22 on the Nome-Council road on Sept. 19, 2022, after residents were able to assess storm damage.