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The Typhoon in Alaska that no one is talking about

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Rebekah Jones
Oct 15, 2025
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Flood waters recede in Kipnuk on Monday October 13, 2025, but the storm damage is extensive (Photo courtesy of Jacqui Lang)

Until this week, only twice in recorded history has a typhoon or post-tropical cyclone with hurricane force winds made landfall in Alaska.

Both of those systems were more than 60 years ago.

Typhoon Halong broke that no-cyclone streak…

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