A storm in Nome, Alaska caused significant changes to the mouth of the Nome River, including the washing away of a large section of real estate on the Fort Davis side and the cabin of Rita Hulkill. The cabin floated up the river and now rests in the shallows, completely intact, about a half mile north of the Nome River Bridge. The high water during the storm completely submerged the sand spit on the East side of the river mouth. The Hulkill family had spent time at the cabin doing subsistence and it had been in their family for generations. The erosion caused by the storm is a common problem in Alaska, with no provision for selecting another site to replace an allotment that's been eroded away.