and substantial coastal flooding. These conditions brought chaos and devastation to the remote Bering Sea coast and the Aleutian Islands.
The event captured attention due to its unprecedented nature and the comparison of extreme weather elements in a rugged and isolated region like western Alaska. It unfolded as a meteorological attack. The storm defied expectations and demonstrated the raw power of nature in a small, populated area. The academic community dived into this cataclysmic event to dissect its meteorological information and unravel the formation and impact of this superstorm. “
A rare, extremely powerful winter storm hit northwestern Alaska on November 8 and 9, 2011, bringing hurricane-force winds, high seas, and heavy snow
” (Powerful Storm Hits Alaska, 2011). The storm was compared to a hurricane because of its characteristics. The storm was being monitored constantly and left a reputation as one of the strongest storms in that area, “
The Bering Sea Superstorm has developed and is now weakening, but not after becoming one of the strongest extratropical cyclones on record in the North Pacific
” (Bering Sea Superstorm among the Strongest Extratropical Cyclones on Record, n.d.). 3
References
Bering Sea Superstorm Among the Strongest Extratropical Cyclones on Record
. (n.d.). The Weather Channel. Retrieved December 14, 2023, from
