Gale-force winds and high waves could again strike a handful of Western Alaska communities that are largely still in recovery mode, with a potentially damaging storm on track to hit the region later this week.
Winds south of the Bering Strait are estimated to be sustained around 30 to 50 mph with gusts up to 60 mph, she said.of possible coastal flooding. The winds could cause additional erosion.Shishmaref, Teller, Nome, Golovin and Shaktoolik are all expected to see some impacts from the storm, said Kevin Knowlton, emergency preparedness specialist at Kawerak, Inc., a nonprofit that serves the Bering Strait region.
Those communities are largely still in recovery mode from the last storm, Knowlton said, which makes it especially challenging to mitigate any potential upcoming damage. “Everybody at this point is exhausted,” he said. “And when they’re having to look over their shoulder at another storm coming, it might end up being just emotionally overwhelming.”Roads were badly damaged in Shishmaref during the last storm, Knowlton said. While repairs there have started, if the storm plays out as predicted he said it is unlikely the repairs could sustain another storm surge.In Nome, repairs are ongoing to the seawall, Knowlton said.
The community has started rebuilding the berm, said Katelynn Evan, an administrative assistant for the Native Village of Shaktoolik. They hope to have the repairs at least partly finished this week before the storm is expected to move in.“We do have concerns because you never know how high the tide can come up,” she said.berm will protect the village from the brunt of the storm, Knowlton said, but there’s always the possibility it will be damaged again by waves and strong winds.
“The biggest thing is all these storms coming back to back without any sea ice to be able to help protect the villages,” he said. “And the storms are coming earlier in the year and the ice is developing later in the year, so the vulnerability is for a greater period of time.”Tess Williams is a reporter for the Anchorage Daily News, focusing on breaking news.
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