When the National Weather Service calls a storm "epic," you know something big is going down. (Or that the National Weather Service employs a lot of 20something copywriters, I guess, but in this case it's the former.) The storm currently sweeping over Alaska is going to be one of the most severe Bering Strait storms on record.

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Here's what Alaska residents, who should really be planning on being Northwest Territories residents temporarily, are in for:

  • Wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour in some areas
  • Major coastal flooding and beach erosion
  • Storm surges up to 10 feet

The rest of us coastal natives should be preparing too, albeit on a longer time frame, since crazybig storms may become more common.

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