Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Alaska storm to produce “historic” hurricane-like conditions


A ferocious, dangerous storm in the north Pacific is on a collision course with the west coast of Alaska. Referred to as the “Bering Sea Superstorm” by the National Weather Service Office in Fairbanks (NWS), damaging winds, severe beach erosion and major coastal flooding are expected. In some locations, heavy snow and blizzard conditions are also forecast.

“This will be one of the most severe Bering Sea storms on record,” the NWS wrote today .... Read more at http://www.washingtonpost.com