Dangerous Alaska Storm (Ex Typhoon Merbok)

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[matty40s]

That's not going to do much good for the ice build up!!!

[Dorsetbred]

1 hour ago, matty40s said:

That's not going to do much good for the ice build up!!!

Crikey looking at those wave heights I wonder how people living in Gambell on St Lawrence Island will cope with those sorts of high seas?

Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Fairbanks AK 346 AM AKDT Fri Sep 16 2022 AKZ213-170100- /O.CON.PAFG.CF.W.0001.220916T2000Z-220918T1800Z/ St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast- 346 AM AKDT Fri Sep 16 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM AKDT SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Significant coastal flooding expected.

* WHERE...St Lawrence Island and Bering Strait Coast.

* WHEN...From noon Friday to 10 AM AKDT Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Numerous roads may be closed. Low lying property including homes, businesses, and some critical infrastructure will be inundated. Some shoreline erosion will occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels will be 3 to 8 feet above the normal high tide line. Expect water to fill the lagoon at Brevig Mission, and may surround some buildings, and may flood Port Clarence road. In Teller portions of Front Ave may be flooded. Tin City post office may flood, and water may surround the fuel storage tanks. In Gambell high water may impact the dump. Significant erosion is possible at Little Diomede. Highest water levels are expected Saturday and Saturday night.

Edited September 16, 2022 by Dorsetbred

[ANYWEATHER]

That's never happened before☺

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[stodge]

Does a storm as severe as this have a wider impact on the Northern Hemisphere?

It seems to be disrupting the jet over North America which, you'd think, would have considerable downstream influences on the North Atlantic and Europe and perhaps on the progression of a storm like Fiona or does it have very little impact beyond Alaska?

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7 hours ago, stodge said:

Does a storm as severe as this have a wider impact on the Northern Hemisphere?

It seems to be disrupting the jet over North America which, you'd think, would have considerable downstream influences on the North Atlantic and Europe and perhaps on the progression of a storm like Fiona or does it have very little impact beyond Alaska?

Downstream it will cause an atmospheric River event in California and also push the heat east as I mentioned in the model thread before 

 

 

 

[matty40s]