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Remnants of typhoon merbok damage towns and villages along bering sea coastline, alaska

NOAAORR-10521

issued
2022-09-18 00:00Z
status
cancelled 2022-10-02 00:00Z
self-cancels
2022-10-02 00:00Z
authority
NOAA OR&R
sea
Bering Sea
position
64.965, -166.641
source
incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

Remnants of Typhoon Merbok Damage Towns and Villages along Bering Sea Coastline, Alaska.
Bering Sea Coastline, Alaska.
1. On 18-Sep-2022, the Alaska Bering Sea Coastal communities experienced impacts from the remnants of Typhoon Merbok. Officials have tallied damage to 40 towns and villages stretching from the Bering Strait region in the north to the mouth of the Kuskokwim River in the south — some 1,300 miles of coastline. Local officials have reported 69 homes and “28 other structures” have been impacted by the storms. This hotline is for information sharing.
2. THREAT: OIL.
3. POSITION 64.965N 166.641W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 10521: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/10521

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