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With fingers still crossed, I will have to say it could have been worse, and has been. And perhaps it is common for the sheet ice, and cakes, clumps, and so forth push onshore and mow things over in the Aleutians. However, wet is wet, and when the water rises high enough things that didn't or couldn't get moved, get wet. It's a pretty simple concept really. And, at this time of year, the water tends to be cold.

From what I have been able to find out, it wasn't simply the strength of this storm that drew attention, it was the speed at which it formed, and how deep. It made a pretty good swath also.



Hooper Bay to Cape Lisburne seems like a pretty fair swipe, and that's only Alaska. The low actually passed over or closer to the Russian mainland. But again, it's less about the wind, and more what happens when water gets pushed through a narrow place like the Bering Strait. The Bering Sea (or the Chuckchi) get a bit unruly when you try to shove that much water through a relatively narrow spot. Certainly makes the day more interesting than usual, although some uncertainty was certain.