A strong cyclone rapidly intensified in the Bering Sea and moved due north during the period from October 18-22, 2004 (see below for track details). This cyclone had a very large impact on the Alaskan western coast during the period. Extreme damage occurred in many areas along the west coast including that shown on Front Street in Nome, Alaska (photo by J. Steiger, WSO Nome).

Storm track of the October 2004 Bering Sea storm.

Time series of the daily AO and PNA indices during the period from October 15, 2004 to October 25, 2004.

Spatial maps of daily precipitation (mm), 925 hPa wind vectors, 200 hPa height and wind speed, 500 hPa height and anomalies for October 18-22, 2004, and weekly SST anomalies for the period from October 10-16, 2004.

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