Here's a little update on Alaska's superstorm.

[Blue_In_AK]

http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/superstorm-historic-alaska_2011-11-08?role=

Storm in Progress

The Bering Sea Superstorm is currently in progress; punishing the west Alaska coast with hurricane-force winds, destructive waves and surge, severe erosion and blowing snow. The storm will continue to unleash its fury for the better part of Wednesday.

We will publish some of the latest storm reports such as peak wind gusts and surge levels. You'll also find a live Twitter feed of those tracking this significant and potentially historic storm.

Reports of widespread power outages along the west coast of Alaska (source: NWS Alaska Facebook page)

Wales, Alaska: Gust to 89 mph at 2:21am Alaska Time

Nome, Alaska: Storm surge up to 6 feet and rising as of 2am Alaska Time

Tin City, Alaska: 85 mph as of midnight Alaska Time

Savoonga, Alaska: 76 mph as of midnight Alaska Time

Cape Lisburne, Alaska: 75 mph as of midnight Alaska Time

I haven't been able to find anything in the local news about how the coastal villages out there are doing, other than Nome has lost a few roofs, but seems to be weathering okay although they're waiting for high tide to see how bad the storm surge is. I'll post updates as I have them. We're feeling no effects here in Anchorage, other than clouds.

[peace13]

1. Thanks for posting this.

Be safe. Those wind speeds are amazing!

[tosh]

2. Thanks Blue!

K&R.

[redqueen]

3. Thanks for the update.

Stay safe up there.

[MineralMan]

4. Can we get Sarah Palin to go out and stand on her roof?

That'd be good.

[lapislzi]

13. She needs to check on Russia

Cause dontchaknow them Russkies will use any excuse to unleash satanic socialism on unsuspecting Alaskans.

Stay safe, Alaska!

[xchrom]

5. man. those wind speeds...nt

[elleng]

6. Thanks. Thinking of y'all.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

7. "lost a few roofs, but seems to be weathering okay " LOL .. only in Alaska. You are some tough MoFos

My new favorite show is Flying Wild Alaska (I'm a pilot). Those people are crazy. I hope the Twetos have everything tied down. And I hope all those crab, and other, fisherman stayed out of harm's way.

[Scuba]

8. My friend in Fairbanks said he was expecting -15 F tonight....

... but that "real cold" won't come for a while yet.

[Blue_In_AK]

9. It gets really frigid up there.

Not at all unusual to be -40 or -50 in the dead of winter. But in the summer they have some of the highest temperatures in the state, up into the 80s sometimes.

Here in Anchorage, we stay pretty moderate. It goes below zero every winter for longer or shorter periods of time, but seldom below -30. Usually, we stay in the low teens. Summer is mid 60s.

[Warpy]

10. Thanks!

I know a few people near Bethel and they're probably feeling some of the effects of it.

Frozen hurricanes are the worst. That's what the blizzard of 1978 in New England was.

[callous taoboy]

11. I used to really hate those Chinook winds when I lived in Anchorage

After three days of non-stop howling wind I'd start to feel a bit crazy.

[Blue_In_AK]

12. Yeah, but at least they're warm.

Were you here in 1980? We had a Chinook on New Year's Eve where the temperature went from -30 to 45 overnight. In the morning everyone's cars had slid down there driveways and were in the middle of the street. I just hate driving in that stuff. Nothing like glare ice with a film of water over the top.

[HappyMe]

14. Holy smokes!

:scared: Stay safe & warm.

[dembotoz]

15. with shit like this going on, the syfy channel will have to work harder

to come up with crazier disasters.

[Blue_In_AK]

16. Some photos here

http://www.adn.com/2011/11/08/2160919/bering-sea-storm.html#id=2162079&view=large_view

You gotta love the Nome kids playing in the sea foam. They're tough out there.

[nadinbrzezinski]

17. Thanks.

[Blue_In_AK]

18. Western Alaska storm damages Nome buildings.

An update from the Anchorage Daily News as of 9:17 Alaska time, about a half hour ago:

http://www.adn.com/2011/11/09/2162157/storm-damages-nome-roofs-sends.html

High winds and surging Bering Sea waves pummeled Alaska's western coast today, forcing residents of Nome and isolated Native villages to seek higher ground.

"We do have some reports of buildings losing roofs in the Nome area," said meteorologist Scott Berg at the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. "Also water at the base of buildings in Nome."

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Officials also are concerned for Alaska Natives in the 18 villages in the region.

The village of Point Hope, which sits on the tip of a peninsula with the Arctic Ocean on one side and the Bering Sea on the other, is 7 to 8 feet above sea level, said Mayor Steve Oomittuk.

The Inupiat Eskimo village of about 700 people has no sea wall and no evacuation road. If evacuation becomes necessary, everyone will go to the school because it sits on higher ground and is big enough to accommodate everyone, he said.

Smaller communities that are vulnerable to storm erosion were of particular concern, especially the village of Kivalina, already one of the state's most threatened communities because of erosion.

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Follow tweets here: http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-fierce-storm-batters-western-alaska-20111108,0,2206526.special


Twitter post: Ice, debris, 2-foot-diameter log have blown onto #Nome's Front St.; fist-sized rocks being blown around; all urged to stay away.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. Good video from Nome here

http://newzar.com/superstorm-batters-alaska/