[EAS] National EAS Event ... but not in Alaska

[Barry Mishkind]

Several sources are reporting Alaska has been removed from the National test tomorrow.

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11/8/2011

Tomorrow<=’=>s planned test of the National Emergency Alert System, scheduled for Tomorrow at 10:00 am, has been cancelled in the state of Alaska. The cancelation is due largely to the severe weather pattern and high winds across a major part of Western Alaska.

The storm is expected to reach the city of Nome by late Tuesday, with winds hitting 85 mph.

The storm is expected to produce a 10-foot surge, forcing dozens of coastal communities to make emergency preparations.

Winds are expected to bring large amounts of water into the Norton Sound, raising sea levels 10 feet above normal through Wednesday.

According to the National Weather Service, the last time forecasters saw something similar was in November of 1974.