UPDATE

Well, apparently I need to get more than one Dr. Pepper!

A statement released from NOAA today...

...SEVERE BERING SEA STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...

 A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING STORM LOCATED ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHWEST
 OF SHEMYA THIS AFTERNOON WILL INTENSIFY INTO ONE OF THE
 MOST SEVERE BERING SEA STORMS ON RECORD AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD
 ACROSS THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA TUESDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM
 HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE.

 THE STORM WILL PRODUCE WIDESPREAD WINDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH
 WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE WEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT INTO
 WEDNESDAY EVENING. STRONG WEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
 OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE
 EXPECTED ALONG THE CHUKOTSK PENINSULA AND IN AREAS NEAR KOTZEBUE.
 WINDS OF 60 TO 75 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER ST LAWRENCE ISLAND AND
 THE BERING STRAIT COAST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH HURRICANE
 FORCE OVER THE CHUKCHI SEA AND NORTHERN BERING SEA. THE STRONG
 WINDS WILL GENERATE SEAS TO AS HIGH AS 20 FEET OVER THE CHUKCHI
 SEA...AND TO 15 TO 25 FEET OVER THE NORTHERN BERING SEA.

 THE STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER INTO NORTON
 SOUND...RAISING SEA LEVELS TO AS HIGH AS 8 TO 9 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
 TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE HIGH SEA LEVELS
 COMBINED WITH HIGH WAVES WILL PRODUCE SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND
 MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SHORES OF
 NORTON SOUND AND ALONG THE BERING STRAIT COAST. HIGH WATER
 LEVELS WILL PRODUCE COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE SOUTHERN
 SHORE OF NORTON SOUND. STRONG WINDS AND WAVE ACTION MAY PUSH
 ICE IN NORTON BAY ON SHORE.

 MODERATELY ELEVATED SEA LEVELS AND HIGH WAVES WILL CAUSE
 SEVERE BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE
 SOUTH AND WEST FACING COASTS OF ST LAWRENCE ISLAND TUESDAY
 THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

 ALONG THE CHUKCHI SEA COAST FROM CAPE KRUSENSTERN NORTHWEST...
 SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING TO A HIGH AS 70 MPH WILL PRODUCE HIGH
 WAVES AND SOME ELEVATION OF SEA LEVELS...RESULTING IN SEVERE
 BEACH EROSION AND MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING. THE VILLAGE OF
 KIVALINA WILL BE HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE CAUSED BY
 BEACH EROSION AND COASTAL FLOODING.

 THE STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL AND BLIZZARD
 CONDITIONS OVER ALMOST ALL OF THE WEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT
 AND WEDNESDAY. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF AS MUCH AS 14 INCHES
 ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN SEWARD PENINSULA COAST AND
 IN PARTS OF THE INTERIOR SEWARD PENINSULA.

 AGAIN...THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING
 STORM WHICH WILL BE ONE OF THE WORST ON RECORD OVER THE BERING
 SEA AND THE WEST COAST.

Read more HERE.

Life Threatening??!?! I think it's time for a vacation. For real.

I went to the grocery store today at 5:00 p.m. to get a few "things" (Like Dr. Pepper!) and it was as if the entire town had congregated there. Hushed visits of the impending storm caused a stir throughout the entire store. People were picking up staples, like eggs, milk, potatoes and onions. I, too, had to pick up a few things. We have plenty of deer, caribou, chicken, and lots and lots of fish to eat. So I got enough food to subsidize those items in our freezers.

We are also filling our tubs and totes with fresh water (though there will be lots of snow outside!), and digging out the propane heaters, propane stoves, etc.

We are also praying that everyone stays safe, and all of our houses stay intact.