Back-to-back winter storms hit Nome and the surrounding region in Alaska with strong winds and blowing snow. The second storm knocked out power in Wales, ripped buildings apart in Golovin, and raised water levels 6.73 feet above normal. The storm was very strong, reaching a minimum pressure of 28.02 early Sunday morning, and produced widespread high winds from the Kuskokwim Delta to the western North Slope. The maximum storm surge at Nome was just over five feet. The central and southern Bering are likely to be much stormier for the remainder of December than in November, according to climate specialist Rick Thoman.