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  • Historic storm batters Western Alaska coast

    09/17/2022 12:52:28 PM PDT · by texas booster · 37 replies
    Alanka Daily News and wire reports ^ | Sept 17 2022 | AK Daily News Staff
    A powerful, historic storm continued battering a huge swath of the Western Alaska coastline on Saturday, with reports of flooding, wind damage and power outages. The extent of flooding and damage wasn’t immediately clear but social media posts reported flooding in multiple communities. As the system approached Alaska late Friday and into early Saturday, roaring south-to-southwesterly winds battered the state’s western coast. Through Saturday morning, widespread gusts had reached 45 to 77 mph, according to the National Weather Service. In Hooper Bay, with a population of over 1,000 people, some families were reportedly evacuating and social media posts showed water...