The remnants of a massive Pacific typhoon that battered a thousand-mile stretch of western Alaska was dissipating Sunday morning, as it continued posing risks to communities on the Northwest Arctic coast. Communities to the south begin assessing damage from one of the worst storms on record.
"The climax is done," said National Weather Service meteorologist Kaitlyn Lardeo. "It is a weakening system."
The system will continue moving north, where it's expected to stall and rapidly weaken in the Chukchi Sea. According to Lardeo, the storm could still flood communities north of Kotzebue, including Kivalina, Point Hope, and Wainwright.
