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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.
Hurricane-force winds were forecast in parts of the Bering Sea, while small communities around 90 miles from the hub community of Nome expected water levels that could be up to 18 feet above the normal high tide line.
Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be one of the worst in recent history, threatening hurricane-force winds and high surf that could knock out power and cause flooding.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) -- Residents on Alaska's vast and sparsely populated western coast braced Friday for a powerful storm that forecasters said could be
Water levels could be up to 18 feet above the normal high tide line in the hub community of Nome.