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As water levels receded Sunday, residents in the Bering Strait region began taking stock of the damage done by the strongest fall storm to hit Western Alaska in 50 years.
Up and down Alaska’s Bering Sea coast, the scope of destruction left by a historic storm is becoming clear. The Alaska National Guard said 20 State Defense Force members had been activated and at least 40 guardsmen would also be activated to help with the recovery process,
Meteorologists project Merbok could surpass the strength of the 2011 Bering Sea Superstorm. The remnants of Typhoon Merbok is being forecasted to be Alaska's strongest storm in over a decade.