Floodwaters were receding in parts of western Alaska battered by the worst storm in a half century, leaving behind debris flung by powerful Bering Sea waves into beaches and seaside communities.
The remnants of Typhoon Merbok were weakening Sunday as the storm system moved north from the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea on Alaska's northwest coast, where it still threatens smaller communities, said National Weather Service meteorologist Kaitlyn Lardeo.
The storm's crashing waves caused widespread flooding and damage along 1,000 miles of the Alaska coastline, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said. The storm caused Nome's highest water level since 1974 - 11.1 feet above the normal tide - and other communities may have surpassed levels seen in 48 years ago.
One downtown restaurant, the Bering Sea Bar and Grill, was destroyed by fire Saturday night, but the cause and whether it was related to the storm is not yet known, said interim city manager Bryant Hammond.
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