High winds and storm surge seawater from Typhoon Halong battered low-lying, isolated Alaska Native communities in western Alaska.

Water levels during the flooding event in western Alaska broke decades-old records after the remnants of former Typhoon Halong passed by.

Typhoon Halong was an unusual storm, likely fueled by the Pacific’s near-record warm surface temperatures this fall. Its timing means recovery will be even more difficult than usual for these hard-hit communities,

The remnants of Typhoon Halong have killed one person, left two missing, displaced hundreds and destroyed or damaged dozens of homes.

The remnants of the storm leave behind devastation. At least 51 people were rescued, one person is dead and three more are unaccounted for.

Hurricane-force winds have devastated swaths of western Alaska and decimated at least two towns amid intense flooding that has killed at least two people. According to multiple reports, remnants of Typhoon Halong raised water levels 4 to 6 feet above normal high tide levels,

The remnants of Typhoon Halong tracked farther east than expected, slamming into the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta coast early Sunday morning. Officials said Sunday afternoon that the hardest-hit communities appeared to be Kipnuk, Kwigillingok and Napakiak.

One person was dead and two missing in western Alaska after the remnants of Typhoon Halong brought hurricane-force winds and ravaging storm surges and floodwaters to the region.