A powerful storm is bearing down on western Alaska, with historic tidal surges, damaging winds and widespread power outages expected throughout the weekend.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Saturday that he has verbally declared a disaster for communities impacted by the storm., noting that the state has not received any reports of injuries at this time.
In the Yukon Delta, some regions have seen high winds, floods and power outages. Footage out of Hooper Bay shows homes floating off foundations.Peggy Fagerstrom/AP by erosion. Water levels are expected to be as high as 18 feet above the normal high tide line in the communities of Elim and Koyuk, near Nome.said Saturday"The highest water levels not expected until this afternoon, flooding will get worse," it said. "Water is surrounding the school, homes and structures are flooded, at least a couple homes floating off the foundation, some older fuel tanks are tilted over.
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