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Nov. 5, 2014: This photo provided by NASA shows a picture captured by NASA's Aqua satellite of Typhoon Nuri. (AP) <\/p>\n
A storm fueled by the remnants of a powerful typhoon was losing power Saturday after blasting remote, mostly uninhabited islands that are part of Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain with hurricane-force winds. <\/p>\n
The storm was forecast to move slowly eastward, then help generate a high-pressure system that will allow Arctic air to blanket the central plains, starting with eastern Montana and the Dakotas on Sunday. The frigid temperatures are expected to spill south into the central plains on Monday. <\/p>\n
The storm's strongest recorded winds were on Shemya Island, where 120 civilian contractors staff an early warning radar installation for the U.S. military. <\/p>\n
Sustained winds of 70 mph and gusts up to 96 mph were recorded on Shemya, said Shaun Baines, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage. <\/p>\n
The storm peaked Friday night, Baines said. <\/p>\n
Eareckson Air Station on the island 1,500 miles southwest Anchorage suffered minor facility damage, Alaskan Command public affairs officer Tommie Baker said. <\/p>\n
The corners of a roof were bent back and some dumpsters moved around, but no roof was torn off and the dumpters didn't slam into any vehicles or buildings, Baker said. Workers locked themselves inside to wait out the storm. <\/p>\n
Workers had yet to conduct a full assessment of damage around the entire island, Baker said. But workers there are accustomed to extreme weather, including 100-mile winds. The community averages six weather-related lockdowns a year. <\/p>\n
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