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Sausen hopes disaster response teams can start heading to communities on Monday but said, depending on flood damage and the weather, it could take more time for help to arrive. In Scammon Bay, city administrator Larson Hunter said conditions are finally beginning to calm down. Although there was still significant flooding along their stretch of river, the village itself avoided the worst effects of the storm.
Most of the town is built up to a hillside, which prevented any homes from flooding. Beyond their good fortune, the town was also prepared for high water due to another extreme flooding event in November This year, Scammon Bay city administrators preemptively informed residents of the flood risk and advised them to stage their boats further from the water.
Although some boats still floated free from their anchor point, there were far fewer than in Nedza said her primary concern is for other communities in the far-flung district.
Those included Golovin due to its extensive flooding and Shaktoolik, where she said a protective berm has largely been washed away by the storm. Nedza said U. Lisa Murkowski had already reached out Saturday to superintendents in districts affected by the storm to offer that assistance.
Hundreds of residents take shelter at school in Hooper Bay, where the coastal flood warning extends into Sunday. More than additional people have taken shelter at the Hooper Bay School, bringing the total number of people seeking refuge there to more than , nearly a fifth of the town.
Hooper Bay, pop. Vice Principal Brittany Taraba said the school handed out more than lunches today. The school has opened most of its classrooms for sleeping areas tonight. Taraba said morale has been relatively high, and the community has come together in the face of the storm, which has moved at least three houses off their foundations in Hooper Bay and flooded large parts of the village.
She said residents have donated recently caught and processed moose to feed evacuees at the school. When Taraba spoke to KYUK, kids sheltering at the school were watching a movie and playing games in the gym.
Crowley Fuels, one of the major fuel providers in the region affected by the Bering Sea storm, said it has not had any known structural damage to its infrastructure or equipment, like fuel tank farms.
Torey Vogel, a spokesperson for Crowley, said the company has initiated its emergency action plan to safeguard against adverse impacts to the affected communities and the environment. Vogel said Crowley serves more than communities across the state. It provides fuel for homes, vehicles, planes, and equipment. He said there may be an oil spill. Stamm said AVEC crews are waiting for the storm to subside to assess the damage.
The entire town of Napakiak is under about 4 to 5 feet of water, according to City Council member Walter Nelson and local contractor Job Hale. The water is receding, but very slowly. Both Nelson and Hale said advanced warning and community outreach helped residents prepare for the storm. Over the past few days, the tribe and the city went house-to-house, passing out pamphlets on what to expect from the storm.
The roads are built higher than the rest of the village and are less prone to flooding. These roads are still mostly dry, and Hale said even rabbits and birds have started to take shelter on them. Most houses have also remained dry.
But beyond that immediate good news, there are serious concerns about the erosion this level of flooding might cause. According to Hale, high water eroded at least 3 feet of shoreline on Friday even before the worst of the flooding began. Napakiak has been moving buildings away from the eroding river bank for decades. In recent years, that erosion has accelerated, as a warming climate has melted the permafrost, raised water levels, and amplified storms. The village is undergoing a managed retreat from the river because of erosion.
The school sits only yards away from the Kuskokwim, and construction began this summer to demolish the back half of the building before it fell into the river. For now, Nelson said he was glad that people have been able to save their vehicles and stay safe.
Several regional air carriers serving Western Alaska have suspended flights Saturday in response to the massive storm. Juliana Peterson, a customer-service manager with Grant Aviation, said just 10 flights were completed by the airline on Friday. All morning and afternoon flights Saturday were canceled, with evening flights on a weather hold pending updates from the National Weather Service.
Although NWS forecasts called for winds in Bethel to start subsiding by about 5 p. Saturday, Bartlett said winds remained high at most destinations Fox serves. All flights have been cancelled.
Stay safe! Interior Alaska communities like Holy Cross have been affected as well. There are a number of partial outages reported in a number of communities, but so far no reports of injuries or missing people. Stamm said storm surges are causing most of the problems. There is concern about near empty tanks floating away. One tank is leaning over. AVEC staged crews in Bethel and Nome prior to the storm, but the severe weather will probably keep them from flying out until Sunday.
Reaching Hooper Bay is the top priority for now due to the damage at the tank farm. Stamm urged patience. Due to the widespread damage, he said it will take awhile for crews to get to the affected communities. He also asked people not to try to deal with downed lines themselves, because they could be dangerous.
He said if you come across a downed lined, contact AVEC. About 60 people shelter in school. In Newtok, Lucinta Ivon is one of the 60 or 70 people sheltering at the school. She said a portion of the town is flooded, and the number of families at the school has grown throughout the morning.
Families brought their own sleeping bags and food and are setting up in classrooms and the gym. Ivon said the river seems to be going down — at least for now.
According to Ivon, the school is now about 40 feet from the water. According to Joseph John, who works at the town store, about nine or 10 houses have flooded. None have floated off their foundation so far.
He said empty fuel tanks and boats floated to the other side of the river, and that a handful of boats sank. The riverbank eroded between 10 and 20 feet overnight. In Newtok, erosion is a longstanding concern. For decades, the community has been laying plans and securing funds to relocate the entire village to more stable ground. About a third of the community has relocated to Mertarvik, a new village site nine river miles upstream from Newtok. The rest of the community is expected to move there in the coming years as more homes are built.
Chevak City Administrator Dennis James was at the village school Saturday afternoon, where more than 15 families had sought emergency shelter overnight. No injuries were reported locally, but a third of the village had lost power amid extensive damage. It also leveled many of their storage sheds. Alvina Imgalrea recorded a video Friday night of a shed and boats drifting away amid rising waters.
She said residents were working together to help each other amid extensive damage to local homes and the collapse of the local radio tower. By Saturday afternoon, the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management had not yet received any reports of deaths or injuries related to the massive storm, according to spokesman Jeremy Zidek. He said the storm is ongoing and the Emergency Management Division and its partners, including the Alaska State Troopers and Department of Transportation, are on standby to respond to the damage.
He said the state had worked with communities in the lead-up to Friday before the storm hit to implement their local emergency plans. The National Weather Service said the center of the storm is now above Diomede Islands north of Nome and is continuing its trajectory up the Western coast of Alaska.
The storm has passed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast and communities there continue to deal with flooding. Ostman said Kuskokwim Delta villages are seeing flooding in low-lying areas, including in Napakiak, Oscarville and Napaskiak. He said most communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta should see water begin to recede, since high tide was around 11 a. Coastal communities can still expect to see high surf.
Ostman said to watch out for high water. The storm is remnants of Typhoon Merbok. Ostman said this storm has been historic in Alaska because of how far north Typhoon Merbok developed. She said power in the town was out briefly around 3 a.
Andrew said there were extremely high winds last night. At least some people evacuated to the school, including her daughter whose house was shaking violently in the storm. People have started to check on their boats and assess the damage. With floodwaters still rising Saturday in Nome beyond several previous storm records, Brettschneider said the scale of the affected region is massive.
The storm also slowed as it approached Alaska, intensifying the surges of water it drove ashore and delivering them for a longer period overnight. University of Alaska Fairbanks climatologist Rick Thoman said Saturday morning that reported damage from the storm was both widespread and intense. A very angry sea in Nome this morning. Waves and storm surge are pushing into the community, including along Front Street.
Water levels are expected to peak this afternoon. She said more have been coming in throughout the day on Saturday. Tribal Chief Edgar Tall said at least three houses have moved off their foundations. He estimated two can be salvaged but one broke in half and will need major repairs. Tall said the high tide is still up to the road, and many homes are still without electricity. No injuries, fatalities or missing persons have been reported.
The school has basic supplies, but Taraba said they are hoping to get cots and more water bottles. Contractors are mobilizing barges and equipment to Golovin, Elim, and Shaktoolik to complete repairs of the public roads. We have also identified damages in Shishmaref and Teller. Communities in the affected region may be underreporting damage to local public owned transportation infrastructure.
Team starts Monday in Nome. The storm created a great deal of damage from the storm surge and high winds, including personal property drinking water systems, erosion issues, airport weather equipment, fuel spills, and both local and state road damage. Making emergency repairs in the next three weeks, before freeze up, is critical for communities in order to ensure access to infrastructure.
While the airports proved to be fairly resilient, there was some erosion, impact to runway lights, and damage to FAA weather equipment. Erosion can limit the length of the usable runway, or change how a pilot can approach a runway. Heavy equipment operators are in the field right now to shore up runways that sustained damage. Teams are visiting communities to document damage, which is crucial to connecting state and federal funding for short and long-term repairs.
While much of our aviation infrastructure stood up to being overtopped by ocean water, the electronic weather systems did not fare well. FAA weather systems are important to safe airport operations, assisting pilots to understand conditions, so we are inspecting, documenting and relaying information back to FAA. ROADS: State and local roads took the brunt of the storm impact, in particular in Nome and the surrounding communities.
We are getting a better picture of what damages have occurred, and have already started clearing debris and repairing damages. All of the reports we are discussing today should be considered preliminary, as we continue to learn more from our personnel on the ground.
Overall our airport system was resilient in the face of this storm event. We also have airports in several communities with lighting systems out due to community wide power outages. Shaktoolik, Scammon Bay, and Newtok are all locations where we are assessing runway damages. Several roads in the region have been damaged, and to date we have heard about damages to roads and bridges in Nome, as well as outlying roads such as Nome Council.
We are reaching out to communities to further understand damages to local roads and bridges We are assembling personnel to address concerns regarding bridge damages. We are also working with communities to assess any port, dock and barge landing damages.
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