Oct 28, 1996
The remains of typhoon Carlo deepened in its trek north over the Bering Sea and Far East Russia. The Warm front moved across the west coast of Alaska Sunday 27th, and the Cold front moved over the area Tuesday. Between the two a long fetch of 50 to 60 kt spouthwest winds covered the Bering Sea. Hardest hit was the village of Diomede, on Little Diomede island: many lost/damaged items including two large container vans used for storage by the city and Native Store swept out to sea in the 40 ft w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5581308). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in St.lwrnce Is. Brng Strt (c) County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.